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*'''Dry Gangrene''' | *'''Dry Gangrene''' | ||
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**The affected part is dry, shrunken, and dark black, resembling [[mummy|mummified]] flesh. | **The affected part is dry, shrunken, and dark black, resembling [[mummy|mummified]] flesh. | ||
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*'''Wet Gangrene''' | *'''Wet Gangrene''' | ||
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**The affected part is [[edematous]], soft, putrid, rotten and dark. | **The affected part is [[edematous]], soft, putrid, rotten and dark. | ||
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*'''[[Gas Gangrene]]''' | *'''[[Gas Gangrene]]''' | ||
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**[[Gas gangrene]] can cause [[necrosis]] and gas production. | **[[Gas gangrene]] can cause [[necrosis]] and gas production. | ||
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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
Patients with gangrene may have varying presentations depending on the type of gangrene they have.
Physical Examination
Patients with gangrene may have varying presentations depending on the type of gangrene they have.
System | Findings |
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General Appearance | Patient with gangrene usually appears conscious, coherent, and not in cardiorespiratory distress. |
Vital Signs | Blood pressure is usually low. |
HEENT | |
Chest / Lungs | Gangrene can lead to sepsis which may manifest with decreased chest expansion, and decreased breath sounds. |
Cardiovascular | Gangrene can lead to sepsis which may manifest with dynamic precordium, [[[irregular heart rate]], irregular rhythm, and with heart murmurs. |
Abdomen | Patients usually has no pertinent findings. |
Skin / Extremities | Patients usually has no pertinent findings.
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Skin / Genitalia | |
Skin / Neurologic |