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A 28 year old man with complains of headache and nose bleeds also has pain in the lower limbs on exertion. Exam: radio-femoral delay, cold legs with weak pulse and mild systolic murmur with normal S1S2. What is the most probable diagnosis?

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A 28 year old man with complains of headache and nose bleeds also has pain in the lower limbs

on exertion. Exam: radio-femoral delay, cold legs with weak pulse and mild systolic murmur with

normal S1S2. What is the most probable diagnosis?


  1. TOF
  2. ASD
  3. VSD
  4. PDA
  5. CoA (coarctation of aorta)

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The key is E. CoA (coarctation of aorta). [headache and nosebleeds - >hypertension, pain in lower

limb on exertion -> as reduced blood supply to leg due to coarctation, radio-femoral delay, cold legs

with week pulse, mid-systolic murmur are all features of coarctation of aorta].

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