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==Overview== | |||
Common physical examination findings of mesothelioma include dullness on percussion and decreased breath sounds on ausculatation of the lung, [[ascites]], [[abdominal mass]], [[hemoptysis]], [[pedal edema]], and [[murmurs]].<ref name=signsandsymptomsofmesothelioma1>Signs and symptoms of mesothelioma. Wikipedia 2016. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesothelioma. Accessed on February 16, 2016</ref> | |||
==Physical Examination== | ==Physical Examination== | ||
Common physical examination findings of mesothelioma include:<ref name=signsandsymptomsofmesothelioma1>Signs and symptoms of mesothelioma. Wikipedia 2016. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesothelioma. Accessed on February 16, 2016</ref> | |||
===Lungs=== | ===Lungs=== | ||
Dullness on percussion | *Dullness on percussion indicating [[pleural effusion]] | ||
*Auscultation of the lung produces decreased breath sounds, [[egophony]], and/or a friction rub. | |||
===Abdomen=== | |||
*[[Ascitis]] | |||
*[[Abdominal mass]] | |||
===Heart=== | |||
*[[Hemoptysis]] | |||
*[[Pedal edema]] | |||
*[[Murmurs]] | |||
*[[Orthopnea]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sujit Routray, M.D. [2]
Overview
Common physical examination findings of mesothelioma include dullness on percussion and decreased breath sounds on ausculatation of the lung, ascites, abdominal mass, hemoptysis, pedal edema, and murmurs.[1]
Physical Examination
Common physical examination findings of mesothelioma include:[1]
Lungs
- Dullness on percussion indicating pleural effusion
- Auscultation of the lung produces decreased breath sounds, egophony, and/or a friction rub.
Abdomen
Heart
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Signs and symptoms of mesothelioma. Wikipedia 2016. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesothelioma. Accessed on February 16, 2016