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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]].  
 
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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==

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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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