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===Appearance of the Patient=== | ===Appearance of the Patient=== | ||
Depending on the severity of salmonellosis, patient's appearance may range from alert and oriented, being able to communicate, to severely dehydrated, hypotensive, with sunken eyes and unable to communicate. | Depending on the severity of salmonellosis, patient's appearance may range from alert and oriented, being able to communicate, to severely [[dehydrated]], [[hypotensive]], with sunken eyes and unable to communicate.<ref name="pmid14702426">{{cite journal| author=Thielman NM, Guerrant RL| title=Clinical practice. Acute infectious diarrhea. | journal=N Engl J Med | year= 2004 | volume= 350 | issue= 1 | pages= 38-47 | pmid=14702426 | doi=10.1056/NEJMcp031534 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=14702426 }} </ref> | ||
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===Vitals=== | ===Vitals=== | ||
====Temperature==== | ====Temperature==== | ||
*A [[fever]] is often present | *A [[fever]] is often present | ||
====Pulse==== | ====Pulse==== | ||
=====Rate===== | =====Rate===== | ||
*[[Tachycardia]] may be present | *[[Tachycardia]] may be present | ||
=====Strength===== | =====Strength===== | ||
*The pulse may be weak | *The pulse may be weak | ||
====Blood Pressure==== | ====Blood Pressure==== | ||
*[[Hypotension]] may be present | *[[Hypotension]] may be present | ||
====Respiratory Rate==== | ====Respiratory Rate==== | ||
*[[Tachypnea]] may be present | *[[Tachypnea]] may be present | ||
===Skin=== | ===Skin=== | ||
*[[Cyanosis]] may be present | *[[Cyanosis]] may be present | ||
*[[Pallor]] may be present | |||
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===Head=== | ===Head=== | ||
* Abnormalities of the head/hair may include ___ | * Abnormalities of the head/hair may include ___ | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: João André Alves Silva, M.D. [2] Jolanta Marszalek, M.D. [3]
Overview
Physical Examination
Appearance of the Patient
Depending on the severity of salmonellosis, patient's appearance may range from alert and oriented, being able to communicate, to severely dehydrated, hypotensive, with sunken eyes and unable to communicate.[1]
Vitals
Temperature
- A fever is often present
Pulse
Rate
- Tachycardia may be present
Strength
- The pulse may be weak
Blood Pressure
- Hypotension may be present
Respiratory Rate
- Tachypnea may be present
Skin
References
- ↑ Thielman NM, Guerrant RL (2004). "Clinical practice. Acute infectious diarrhea". N Engl J Med. 350 (1): 38–47. doi:10.1056/NEJMcp031534. PMID 14702426.