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Physical examination of patients with [[renal amyloidosis]] is usually remarkable for [[swelling]], [[chronic renal failure]], [hepatosplenomegaly]<ref name="pmid7878478">{{cite journal |vauthors=Kyle RA, Gertz MA |title=Primary systemic amyloidosis: clinical and laboratory features in 474 cases |journal=Semin. Hematol. |volume=32 |issue=1 |pages=45–59 |date=January 1995 |pmid=7878478 |doi= |url=}}</ref>, [[facial or neck purpura]] and [[macroglossia]]. Fatigue and unintentional weight loss, are common in patients with AL amyloidosis. <ref name="pmid23227278">{{cite journal |vauthors=Baker KR, Rice L |title=The amyloidoses: clinical features, diagnosis and treatment |journal=Methodist Debakey Cardiovasc J |volume=8 |issue=3 |pages=3–7 |date=2012 |pmid=23227278 |pmc=3487569 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid8331978">{{cite journal |vauthors=Menke DM, Kyle RA, Fleming CR, Wolfe JT, Kurtin PJ, Oldenburg WA |title=Symptomatic gastric amyloidosis in patients with primary systemic amyloidosis |journal=Mayo Clin. Proc. |volume=68 |issue=8 |pages=763–7 |date=August 1993 |pmid=8331978 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | Physical examination of patients with [[renal amyloidosis]] is usually remarkable for [[swelling]], [[chronic renal failure]], [hepatosplenomegaly]<ref name="pmid7878478">{{cite journal |vauthors=Kyle RA, Gertz MA |title=Primary systemic amyloidosis: clinical and laboratory features in 474 cases |journal=Semin. Hematol. |volume=32 |issue=1 |pages=45–59 |date=January 1995 |pmid=7878478 |doi= |url=}}</ref>, [[facial or neck purpura]] and [[macroglossia]]<ref name="pmid17554122">{{cite journal |vauthors=Eder L, Bitterman H |title=Image in clinical medicine. Amyloid purpura |journal=N. Engl. J. Med. |volume=356 |issue=23 |pages=2406 |date=June 2007 |pmid=17554122 |doi=10.1056/NEJMicm061510 |url=}}</ref>. Fatigue and unintentional weight loss, are common in patients with AL amyloidosis. <ref name="pmid23227278">{{cite journal |vauthors=Baker KR, Rice L |title=The amyloidoses: clinical features, diagnosis and treatment |journal=Methodist Debakey Cardiovasc J |volume=8 |issue=3 |pages=3–7 |date=2012 |pmid=23227278 |pmc=3487569 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid8331978">{{cite journal |vauthors=Menke DM, Kyle RA, Fleming CR, Wolfe JT, Kurtin PJ, Oldenburg WA |title=Symptomatic gastric amyloidosis in patients with primary systemic amyloidosis |journal=Mayo Clin. Proc. |volume=68 |issue=8 |pages=763–7 |date=August 1993 |pmid=8331978 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Shaghayegh Habibi, M.D.[2]
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].
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].
OR
The presence of [finding(s)] on physical examination is highly suggestive of [disease name].
Physical Examination
Physical examination of patients with renal amyloidosis is usually remarkable for swelling, chronic renal failure, [hepatosplenomegaly][1], facial or neck purpura and macroglossia[2]. Fatigue and unintentional weight loss, are common in patients with AL amyloidosis. [3][4]
Appearance of the Patient
- Patients with [disease name] usually appear [general appearance].
Vital Signs
- High-grade / low-grade fever
- Hypothermia / hyperthermia may be present
- Tachycardia with regular pulse or (ir)regularly irregular pulse
- Bradycardia with regular pulse or (ir)regularly irregular pulse
- Tachypnea / bradypnea
- Kussmal respirations may be present in _____ (advanced disease state)
- Weak/bounding pulse / pulsus alternans / paradoxical pulse / asymmetric pulse
- High/low blood pressure with normal pulse pressure / wide pulse pressure / narrow pulse pressure
Skin
- Skin examination of patients with [disease name] is usually normal.
OR
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Description (Adapted from Dermatology Atlas)
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Description (Adapted from Dermatology Atlas)
HEENT
- HEENT examination of patients with [disease name] is usually normal.
OR
- Abnormalities of the head/hair may include ___
- Evidence of trauma
- Icteric sclera
- Nystagmus
- Extra-ocular movements may be abnormal
- Pupils non-reactive to light / non-reactive to accommodation / non-reactive to neither light nor accommodation
- Ophthalmoscopic exam may be abnormal with findings of ___
- Hearing acuity may be reduced
- Weber test may be abnormal (Note: A positive Weber test is considered a normal finding / A negative Weber test is considered an abnormal finding. To avoid confusion, you may write "abnormal Weber test".)
- Rinne test may be positive (Note: A positive Rinne test is considered a normal finding / A negative Rinne test is considered an abnormal finding. To avoid confusion, you may write "abnormal Rinne test".)
- Exudate from the ear canal
- Tenderness upon palpation of the ear pinnae/tragus (anterior to ear canal)
- Inflamed nares / congested nares
- Purulent exudate from the nares
- Facial tenderness
- Erythematous throat with/without tonsillar swelling, exudates, and/or petechiae
Neck
- Neck examination of patients with [disease name] is usually normal.
OR
- Jugular venous distension
- Carotid bruits may be auscultated unilaterally/bilaterally using the bell/diaphragm of the otoscope
- Lymphadenopathy (describe location, size, tenderness, mobility, and symmetry)
- Thyromegaly / thyroid nodules
- Hepatojugular reflux
Lungs
- Pulmonary examination of patients with [disease name] is usually normal.
OR
- Asymmetric chest expansion OR decreased chest expansion
- Lungs are hyporesonant OR hyperresonant
- Fine/coarse crackles upon auscultation of the lung bases/apices unilaterally/bilaterally
- Rhonchi
- Vesicular breath sounds OR distant breath sounds
- Expiratory wheezing OR inspiratory wheezing with normal OR delayed expiratory phase
- Wheezing may be present
- Egophony present/absent
- Bronchophony present/absent
- Normal/reduced tactile fremitus
Heart
- Cardiovascular examination of patients with [disease name] is usually normal.
OR
- Chest tenderness upon palpation
- PMI within 2 cm of the sternum (PMI) / Displaced point of maximal impulse (PMI) suggestive of ____
- Heave / thrill
- Friction rub
- S1
- S2
- S3
- S4
- Gallops
- A high/low grade early/late systolic murmur / diastolic murmur best heard at the base/apex/(specific valve region) may be heard using the bell/diaphgram of the otoscope
Abdomen
- Abdominal examination of patients with [disease name] is usually normal.
OR
- Abdominal distention
- Abdominal tenderness in the right/left upper/lower abdominal quadrant
- Rebound tenderness (positive Blumberg sign)
- A palpable abdominal mass in the right/left upper/lower abdominal quadrant
- Guarding may be present
- Hepatomegaly / splenomegaly / hepatosplenomegaly
- Additional findings, such as obturator test, psoas test, McBurney point test, Murphy test
Back
- Back examination of patients with [disease name] is usually normal.
OR
- Point tenderness over __ vertebrae (e.g. L3-L4)
- Sacral edema
- Costovertebral angle tenderness bilaterally/unilaterally
- Buffalo hump
Genitourinary
- Genitourinary examination of patients with [disease name] is usually normal.
OR
- A pelvic/adnexal mass may be palpated
- Inflamed mucosa
- Clear/(color), foul-smelling/odorless penile/vaginal discharge
Neuromuscular
- Neuromuscular examination of patients with [disease name] is usually normal.
OR
- Patient is usually oriented to persons, place, and time
- Altered mental status
- Glasgow coma scale is ___ / 15
- Clonus may be present
- Hyperreflexia / hyporeflexia / areflexia
- Positive (abnormal) Babinski / plantar reflex unilaterally/bilaterally
- Muscle rigidity
- Proximal/distal muscle weakness unilaterally/bilaterally
- ____ (finding) suggestive of cranial nerve ___ (roman numerical) deficit (e.g. Dilated pupils suggestive of CN III deficit)
- Unilateral/bilateral upper/lower extremity weakness
- Unilateral/bilateral sensory loss in the upper/lower extremity
- Positive straight leg raise test
- Abnormal gait (describe gait: e.g. ataxic (cerebellar) gait / steppage gait / waddling gait / choeiform gait / Parkinsonian gait / sensory gait)
- Positive/negative Trendelenburg sign
- Unilateral/bilateral tremor (describe tremor, e.g. at rest, pill-rolling)
- Normal finger-to-nose test / Dysmetria
- Absent/present dysdiadochokinesia (palm tapping test)
Extremities
- Extremities examination of patients with [disease name] is usually normal.
OR
- Clubbing
- Cyanosis
- Pitting/non-pitting edema of the upper/lower extremities
- Muscle atrophy
- Fasciculations in the upper/lower extremity
References
- ↑ Kyle RA, Gertz MA (January 1995). "Primary systemic amyloidosis: clinical and laboratory features in 474 cases". Semin. Hematol. 32 (1): 45–59. PMID 7878478.
- ↑ Eder L, Bitterman H (June 2007). "Image in clinical medicine. Amyloid purpura". N. Engl. J. Med. 356 (23): 2406. doi:10.1056/NEJMicm061510. PMID 17554122.
- ↑ Baker KR, Rice L (2012). "The amyloidoses: clinical features, diagnosis and treatment". Methodist Debakey Cardiovasc J. 8 (3): 3–7. PMC 3487569. PMID 23227278.
- ↑ Menke DM, Kyle RA, Fleming CR, Wolfe JT, Kurtin PJ, Oldenburg WA (August 1993). "Symptomatic gastric amyloidosis in patients with primary systemic amyloidosis". Mayo Clin. Proc. 68 (8): 763–7. PMID 8331978.