was 170/80mmHg in both arms and there was no appreciable radiofemoral delay. Pressure over axillary artery by lymph nodesġ0. We present two cases of severe aortic coarctation detected in adulthood and. Peripheral embolism or artheromatous plaquesĩ. Today, I will discuss the causes of Radio Radial and Radio Femoral delay.Ģ. Irregularly irregular (Atrial fibrillation, ventricular premature beat)Ħ.APEX PULSE DEFICIT (atrial fibrillation ) regularly irregular (2nd degree heart block) Radiofemoral delay was not checked during initial assessment but was detected following the result of the CT scan. Pulse, by definition, is the expansion and elongation of the arterial wall imparted by the column of blood, passively produced by the pressure changes during ventricular systole and diastole.Īlways report the pulse under following headings. Before this post I didn't realise the importance of checking and comparing both the radial pulses.
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