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Latest revision as of 20:50, 23 March 2018

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Chandrakala Yannam, MD [2]

Patients with acute interstitial pneumonitis usually appear ill. Physical examination shows tachypnea, tachycardia, crackles, wheezing and signs of hypoxemia.

Physical examination of patients with acute interstitial pneumonitis will show tachypnea, tachycardia, cyanosis, crackles, and wheezes on auscultation.

Neck examination of patients with acute interstitial pneumonitis is usually normal.

Tachycardia
Examine heart for findings of congestive heart failure to exclude the diagnosis.

Clubbing is not usually present in acute interstitial pneumonitis. Presence of clubbing indicates exacerbation of preexisting fibrotic lung disease.
Cyanosis due to hypoxemia

↑ 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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 ==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]].
-OR
-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].
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-The presence of [finding(s)] on physical examination is highly suggestive of [disease name].
 ==Physical Examination==