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question 1 (mandatory) (10 points)
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a 22 year old female patient complains of blurred vision, headaches and some memory loss. you find it difficult to find either of the radial pulses, and you have to use the dorsal pedal artery to evaluate heart rate and rhythm. what might be the most likely etiology?
schaumberg disease
kawasaki disease
mitral valve stenosis
syphilitic aortitis
takayasu disease

Explanation:

Takayasu disease, also known as pulseless disease, is characterized by inflammation of large arteries. Symptoms include blurred vision (due to vascular involvement affecting ocular blood supply), headaches (from reduced cerebral blood flow), memory loss (also related to cerebral circulation issues), and difficulty in palpating radial pulses (as the disease affects the aortic arch and its branches). Schaumberg disease is a peripheral neuropathy. Kawasaki disease mainly affects children and has different symptoms like mucocutaneous manifestations. Mitral valve stenosis causes symptoms related to left - atrial and pulmonary congestion. Syphilitic aortitis is related to syphilis infection and has different pathological and clinical features compared to the described symptoms.

Answer:

Takayasu disease