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==Overview==


==Physical Examination==
==Physical Examination==

Revision as of 13:52, 7 April 2022

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Edzel Lorraine Co, D.M.D., M.D.

Overview

Physical Examination

Vitals

Blood Pressure

Low blood pressure is seen.

Extremities

Dry Gangrene

The affected part is dry, shrunken and dark black, resembling mummified flesh.

(Images courtesy of Charlie Goldberg, M.D., UCSD School of Medicine and VA Medical Center, San Diego, CA)

Wet Gangrene

The affected part is edematous, soft, putrid, rotten and dark.

Gas Gangrene

Gas gangrene can cause necrosis and gas production.


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