Prostate cancer physical examination: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Shanshan Cen (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
Shanshan Cen (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
||
Line 3: | Line 3: | ||
{{CMG}} | {{CMG}} | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Common physical examination findings of prostate cancer include [[cachexia]], [[pallor]], [[anesthesia]] in the lower limbs, [[paresis]] in the lower limbs, lower-extremity [[lymphedema]], bony [[tenderness]], suprapubic [[palpation]] of [[bladder]], and an asymmetrical boggy [[mass]] with the change of texture may be palpated in the anterior wall of the [[rectum]]. | Common physical examination findings of prostate cancer include [[cachexia]], [[pallor]], [[anesthesia]] in the lower limbs, [[paresis]] in the lower limbs, lower-extremity [[lymphedema]], bony [[tenderness]], suprapubic [[palpation]] of the [[bladder]], and an asymmetrical boggy [[mass]] with the change of texture may be palpated in the anterior wall of the [[rectum]]. | ||
==Physical Examination== | ==Physical Examination== | ||
Line 19: | Line 19: | ||
===Abdomen=== | ===Abdomen=== | ||
* Suprapubic [[palpation]] of [[bladder]] | * Suprapubic [[palpation]] of the [[bladder]] | ||
===Digital rectal examination=== | ===Digital rectal examination=== |
Revision as of 14:22, 17 September 2015
Prostate cancer Microchapters |
Diagnosis |
---|
Treatment |
Case Studies |
Prostate cancer physical examination On the Web |
American Roentgen Ray Society Images of Prostate cancer physical examination |
Risk calculators and risk factors for Prostate cancer physical examination |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Common physical examination findings of prostate cancer include cachexia, pallor, anesthesia in the lower limbs, paresis in the lower limbs, lower-extremity lymphedema, bony tenderness, suprapubic palpation of the bladder, and an asymmetrical boggy mass with the change of texture may be palpated in the anterior wall of the rectum.
Physical Examination
Appearance of the Patient
Skin
Extremities
- Anesthesia in the lower limbs
- Paresis in the lower limbs
- Lower-extremity lymphedema
- Bony tenderness
Abdomen
Digital rectal examination
- An asymmetrical boggy mass with the change of texture may be palpated in the anterior wall of the rectum