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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Physical examination should focus on identifying any potential signs of infection and is directed by the patients' presenting symptoms. A rectal examination should not be performed in a patient with neutropenia. | Physical examination should focus on identifying any potential signs of [[infection]] and is directed by the patients' presenting symptoms. A rectal examination should not be performed in a patient with [[neutropenia]]. | ||
==Physical Examination== | ==Physical Examination== | ||
A rectal examination should not be performed in a patient with neutropenia.<ref name="PMID21258094">{{cite journal |author=Freifeld AG, Bow EJ, Sepkowitz KA, Boeckh MJ, Ito JI, Mullen CA, Raad II, Rolston KV, Young JA, Wingard JR; Infectious Diseases Society of America. |title=Clinical practice guideline for the use of antimicrobial agents in neutropenic patients with cancer: 2010 update by the infectious diseases society of america|journal=Clin Infect Dis. |volume=52 |issue=4 |pages=e56-95 |year=2011 |pmid=21258094 |doi=|url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21258094}}</ref> | A rectal examination should not be performed in a patient with [[neutropenia]].<ref name="PMID21258094">{{cite journal |author=Freifeld AG, Bow EJ, Sepkowitz KA, Boeckh MJ, Ito JI, Mullen CA, Raad II, Rolston KV, Young JA, Wingard JR; Infectious Diseases Society of America. |title=Clinical practice guideline for the use of antimicrobial agents in neutropenic patients with cancer: 2010 update by the infectious diseases society of america|journal=Clin Infect Dis. |volume=52 |issue=4 |pages=e56-95 |year=2011 |pmid=21258094 |doi=|url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21258094}}</ref> | ||
'''Vital signs''' | '''Vital signs''' | ||
*Fever | *[[Fever]] | ||
*Tachycardia | *[[Tachycardia]] | ||
*Hypotension | *[[Hypotension]] | ||
*[[Tachypnea]] | *[[Tachypnea]] | ||
*[[Hypoxia]] | *[[Hypoxia]] | ||
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*Focal neurological abnormalities | *Focal neurological abnormalities | ||
'''Chest''' | '''Chest''' | ||
* New heart murmurs | * New heart [[murmurs]] | ||
* Wheezes, rales, rhonchorous breath sounds | * [[Wheezes]], [[rales]], rhonchorous breath sounds | ||
'''Abdomen''' | '''Abdomen''' | ||
*[[Abdominal pain]] | *[[Abdominal pain]] | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Daniel A. Gerber, M.D. [2]
Overview
Physical examination should focus on identifying any potential signs of infection and is directed by the patients' presenting symptoms. A rectal examination should not be performed in a patient with neutropenia.
Physical Examination
A rectal examination should not be performed in a patient with neutropenia.[1]
Vital signs
General appearance
- Signs of distress
- Localizing sources of pain
- Conjunctival and palatal pallor
- Petechiae or purpura
- Mucositis or other oropharyngeal lesions
- Lymphadenopathy
Neurological exam
- Confusion or disorientation
- Neck stiffness
- Focal neurological abnormalities
Chest
Abdomen
Extremities
- Joint swelling or deformity
- Rashes
References
- ↑ Freifeld AG, Bow EJ, Sepkowitz KA, Boeckh MJ, Ito JI, Mullen CA, Raad II, Rolston KV, Young JA, Wingard JR; Infectious Diseases Society of America. (2011). "Clinical practice guideline for the use of antimicrobial agents in neutropenic patients with cancer: 2010 update by the infectious diseases society of america". Clin Infect Dis. 52 (4): e56–95. PMID 21258094.