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What is A 9-year-old boy presents with complaints of numbness and tingling in both feet. Examination reveals no pulse in the femoral aery, increased blood pressure in the aeries of the upper extremity, and enlarged intercostal veins. Which of the following abnormalities would be suspected? and explain in detail?
Upper limb pulses normal or increased but lower limb pulses absent or impalpable indicates - Postductal constriction No pulse in the femoral aery, increased blood pressure in the aeries of the upper extremity, enlarged intercostal veins, and numbness and tingling in both feet are clinical symptoms indicative of postductal coarctation of the aoa. Because of the constriction of the aoa, the blood supply to the lower extremity is compromised.