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==Physical Examination== | ==Physical Examination== | ||
===Appearance of the Patient=== | ===Appearance of the Patient=== | ||
Depending on the severity of salmonellosis, patient's appearance may range from alert and oriented, being able to communicate, to severely [[dehydrated]], [[hypotensive]], with sunken eyes and unable to communicate.<ref name="pmid14702426">{{cite journal| author=Thielman NM, Guerrant RL| title=Clinical practice. Acute infectious diarrhea. | journal=N Engl J Med | year= 2004 | volume= 350 | issue= 1 | pages= 38-47 | pmid=14702426 | doi=10.1056/NEJMcp031534 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=14702426 }} </ref> | Depending on the severity of salmonellosis, patient's appearance may range from alert and oriented, being able to communicate, to severely [[dehydrated]], [[hypotensive]], with sunken eyes and unable to communicate.<ref name="pmid14702426">{{cite journal| author=Thielman NM, Guerrant RL| title=Clinical practice. Acute infectious diarrhea. | journal=N Engl J Med | year= 2004 | volume= 350 | issue= 1 | pages= 38-47 | pmid=14702426 | doi=10.1056/NEJMcp031534 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=14702426 }} </ref> | ||
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====Temperature==== | ====Temperature==== | ||
*A [[fever]] is often present | *A [[fever]] is often present | ||
====Pulse==== | ====Pulse==== | ||
=====Rate===== | =====Rate===== | ||
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===Neurologic=== | ===Neurologic=== | ||
* Mental status may be altered | *[[Mental status]] may be altered | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: João André Alves Silva, M.D. [2] Jolanta Marszalek, M.D. [3]
Overview
Physical Examination
Appearance of the Patient
Depending on the severity of salmonellosis, patient's appearance may range from alert and oriented, being able to communicate, to severely dehydrated, hypotensive, with sunken eyes and unable to communicate.[1]
Vitals
Temperature
- A fever is often present
Pulse
Rate
- Tachycardia may be present
Strength
- The pulse may be weak
Blood Pressure
- Hypotension may be present
Respiratory Rate
- Tachypnea may be present
Skin
Eyes
- Mucosa may be dehydrated
Abdomen
- Abdominal distention may be present
- Abdominal tenderness may be present
- An acute abdomen may be present
- An abdominal mass may be present
Neurologic
- Mental status may be altered
References
- ↑ Thielman NM, Guerrant RL (2004). "Clinical practice. Acute infectious diarrhea". N Engl J Med. 350 (1): 38–47. doi:10.1056/NEJMcp031534. PMID 14702426.