In a patient with<unk>  arteritis a thorough physical examination is essential, with particular attention to peripheral pulses, blood pressure in all 4 extremities, and ophthalmologic examination. The most common finding is pulseless upper extremities. Hypertension due to renal artery involvement is found in approximately 50% of patients. Absent or diminished pulses are the clinical hallmark of<unk>  arteritis, but pulses are normal in many patients and upper limbs are affected more often than lower limbs. Ophthalmologic examination may show retinal ischemia, retinal hemorrhages, cotton-wool exudates, venous dilatation and beading, microaneurysms of peripheral retina, optic atrophy, vitreous hemorrhage, and wreathlike peripapillary arteriovenous anastomoses.
Takayasu's arteritis physical examination
Aortic sclerosis physical examination
Buerger's disease physical examination
Churg-Strauss syndrome physical examination
Temporal arteritis physical examination
Aortitis echocardiography or ultrasound
Aortitis physical examination
Angiodysplasia physical examination