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==Overview==
==Overview==
Patients with [disease name] usually appear [general appearance]. Physical examination of patients with [disease name] is usually remarkable for [finding 1], [finding 2], and [finding 3].
Patients with [[Hamman-Rich syndrome|acute interstitial pneumonitis]] usually appear ill. Physical examination shows [[tachypnea]], [[tachycardia]], [[Rales|crackles]], [[Wheeze|wheezing]] and signs of [[hypoxemia]].  
 
OR
 
Common physical examination findings of [disease name] include [finding 1], [finding 2], and [finding 3].
 
OR
 
The presence of [finding(s)] on physical examination is diagnostic of [disease name].
 
OR
 
The presence of [finding(s)] on physical examination is highly suggestive of [disease name].


==Physical Examination==
==Physical Examination==
* Physical examination of patients with [disease name] is usually normal.
* Physical examination of patients with acute interstitial pneumonitis will show tachypnea, tachycardia, cyanosis, crackles, and wheezes on auscultation.  
OR
*Physical examination of patients with [disease name] is usually remarkable for:[finding 1], [finding 2], and [finding 3].
*The presence of [finding(s)] on physical examination is diagnostic of [disease name].
*The presence of [finding(s)] on physical examination is highly suggestive of [disease name].


===Appearance of the Patient===
===Appearance of the Patient===
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*[[Tachypnea]]  
*[[Tachypnea]]  


===Ski===
===Skin===
*[[Cyanosis]] because of hypoxemia.  
*[[Cyanosis]] because of hypoxemia.
 


===HEENT===
===HEENT===
* HEENT examination of patients with [disease name] is usually normal.
*Flared nares  
OR
* Abnormalities of the head/hair may include ___
* Evidence of trauma
* Icteric sclera
* [[Nystagmus]]
* Extra-ocular movements may be abnormal
*Pupils non-reactive to light / non-reactive to accommodation / non-reactive to neither light nor accommodation
*Ophthalmoscopic exam may be abnormal with findings of ___
* Hearing acuity may be reduced
*[[Weber test]] may be abnormal (Note: A positive Weber test is considered a normal finding / A negative Weber test is considered an abnormal finding. To avoid confusion, you may write "abnormal Weber test".)
*[[Rinne test]] may be positive (Note: A positive Rinne test is considered a normal finding / A negative Rinne test is considered an abnormal finding. To avoid confusion, you may write "abnormal Rinne test".)
* [[Exudate]] from the ear canal
* Tenderness upon palpation of the ear pinnae/tragus (anterior to ear canal)
*Inflamed nares / congested nares
* [[Purulent]] exudate from the nares
* Facial tenderness
* Erythematous throat with/without tonsillar swelling, exudates, and/or petechiae


===Neck===
===Neck===
* Neck examination of patients with [disease name] is usually normal.
* Neck examination of patients with [[Hamman-Rich syndrome|acute interstitial pneumonitis]] is usually normal.
OR
 
*[[Jugular venous distension]]
===Heart===
*[[Carotid bruits]] may be auscultated unilaterally/bilaterally using the bell/diaphragm of the otoscope
*Tachycardia
*[[Lymphadenopathy]] (describe location, size, tenderness, mobility, and symmetry)
*Examine heart for findings of congestive heart failure to exclude the diagnosis.
*[[Thyromegaly]] / thyroid nodules
*[[Hepatojugular reflux]]


===Lungs===
===Lungs===
* Diffuse  [[crackles]] upon auscultation of the lungs  bilaterally
* Diffuse  [[crackles]] upon auscultation of the lungs  bilaterally<ref name="pmid11144035">{{cite journal |vauthors=Vourlekis JS, Brown KK, Cool CD, Young DA, Cherniack RM, King TE, Schwarz MI |title=Acute interstitial pneumonitis. Case series and review of the literature |journal=Medicine (Baltimore) |volume=79 |issue=6 |pages=369–78 |date=November 2000 |pmid=11144035 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
*Expiratory/inspiratory wheezing with normal / delayed expiratory phase
*[[Wheezing]] may be present
*[[Wheezing]] may be present
*[[Egophony]] present/absent
*Prolonged expiration
*[[Bronchophony]] present/absent
*Persistent scattered rhonchi
*Normal/reduced [[tactile fremitus]]
 
===Heart===
* Cardiovascular examination of patients with [disease name] is usually normal.
OR
*Chest tenderness upon palpation
*PMI within 2 cm of the sternum  (PMI) / Displaced point of maximal impulse (PMI) suggestive of ____
*[[Heave]] / [[thrill]]
*[[Friction rub]]
*[[Heart sounds#First heart tone S1, the "lub"(components M1 and T1)|S1]]
*[[Heart sounds#Second heart tone S2 the "dub"(components A2 and P2)|S2]]
*[[Heart sounds#Third heart sound S3|S3]]
*[[Heart sounds#Fourth heart sound S4|S4]]
*[[Heart sounds#Summation Gallop|Gallops]]
*A high/low grade early/late [[systolic murmur]] / [[diastolic murmur]] best heard at the base/apex/(specific valve region) may be heard using the bell/diaphgram of the otoscope


===Extremities===
===Extremities===
* Extremities examination of patients with [disease name] is usually normal.
*[[Clubbing]] is not usually present in [[Hamman-Rich syndrome|acute interstitial pneumonitis]]. Presence of [[clubbing]] indicates exacerbation of preexisting fibrotic lung disease.
OR
*[[Cyanosis]] due to hypoxemia
*[[Clubbing]]  
*[[Cyanosis]]  
*Pitting/non-pitting [[edema]] of the upper/lower extremities
*Muscle atrophy
*Fasciculations in the upper/lower extremity


==References==
==References==

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Chandrakala Yannam, MD [2]

Overview

Patients with acute interstitial pneumonitis usually appear ill. Physical examination shows tachypnea, tachycardia, crackles, wheezing and signs of hypoxemia.

Physical Examination

  • Physical examination of patients with acute interstitial pneumonitis will show tachypnea, tachycardia, cyanosis, crackles, and wheezes on auscultation.

Appearance of the Patient

Vital Signs

Skin

HEENT

  • Flared nares

Neck

Heart

  • Tachycardia
  • Examine heart for findings of congestive heart failure to exclude the diagnosis.

Lungs

  • Diffuse  crackles upon auscultation of the lungs bilaterally[1]
  • Wheezing may be present
  • Prolonged expiration
  • Persistent scattered rhonchi

Extremities

References

  1. Vourlekis JS, Brown KK, Cool CD, Young DA, Cherniack RM, King TE, Schwarz MI (November 2000). "Acute interstitial pneumonitis. Case series and review of the literature". Medicine (Baltimore). 79 (6): 369–78. PMID 11144035.

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