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==Physical Examination== | ==Physical Examination== | ||
All patients should be evaluated for underlying diseases (especially heart and lung diseases). | All patients should be evaluated for underlying diseases (especially heart and lung diseases). Detection of the following symptoms and signs are important: | ||
===Vitals=== | |||
====Temperature==== | |||
* [[Fever]] | |||
===Neck=== | |||
*[[Jugular venous distension]] | |||
===Lungs=== | |||
* [[Wheezing]] | |||
* [[Crackles]], [[rales]] | |||
===Heart=== | |||
* [[Heart murmur]]s | * [[Heart murmur]]s | ||
* [[S3]], [[S4]] | * [[S3]], [[S4]] | ||
===Extremities=== | |||
* [[Peripheral edema]] | * [[Peripheral edema]] | ||
* [[peripheral arteries|Palpation of peripheral arteries]] | * [[peripheral arteries|Palpation of peripheral arteries]] | ||
* [[Leg swelling]] / [[leg pain]] / [[tenderness]] | * [[Leg swelling]] / [[leg pain]] / [[tenderness]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{WH}} | {{WH}} | ||
{{WS}} | {{WS}} | ||
[[Category:Emergency medicine]] | [[Category:Emergency medicine]] | ||
[[Category:Pulmonology]] | [[Category:Pulmonology]] | ||
[[Category:Cardiology]] | [[Category:Cardiology]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Needs overview]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:31, 29 July 2020
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Physical Examination
All patients should be evaluated for underlying diseases (especially heart and lung diseases). Detection of the following symptoms and signs are important: