Persistent truncus arteriosus physical examination
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor-in-Chief: Keri Shafer, M.D. [2]
Overview
Patients will present with cyanosis. Cyanosis may be mild if pulmonary vasculature resistance is low and pulmonary arterial flow is high.
Physical Examination
Vitals
Pulse
- Widened pulse pressure
- Bounding arterial pulses
Respiratory Rate
Heart
- Heart failure may occur within weeks
- Systolic ejection murmur is heard at the left sternal border
- Loud second heart sound
- Cardiomegaly
Extremities
- Cyanosis presents at birth
- Clubbing