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=== Appearance of the Patient === | === Appearance of the Patient === | ||
* Patients with aplastic anemia usually appear pale. | * Patients with aplastic anemia usually appear pale. | ||
* Short stature | |||
=== Vital Signs === | === Vital Signs === | ||
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* Neck examination of patients with aplastic anemia is usually normal. | * Neck examination of patients with aplastic anemia is usually normal. | ||
=== Lungs === | === Lungs === | ||
* Pulmonary examination of patients with aplastic anemia is usually normal unless patients develop pneumonia. | * Pulmonary examination of patients with aplastic anemia is usually normal unless patients develop [[pneumonia]]. | ||
* Asymmetric chest expansion | * Asymmetric chest expansion | ||
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* [[Rhonchi]] | * [[Rhonchi]] | ||
* Decreased breath sounds | * Decreased breath sounds | ||
* Tachypnea | * [[Tachypnea]] | ||
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* Reduced [[tactile fremitus]] | * Reduced [[tactile fremitus]] | ||
=== Heart === | === Heart === | ||
* [[Cardiac arrhythmia|Arrythmias]] | |||
* [[Heart murmur|Murmur]] | |||
* Chest pain | |||
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* [[Heart | |||
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=== Abdomen === | === Abdomen === | ||
* [[Abdominal distention]] | * [[Abdominal distention]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Diarrhea]] | ||
=== Back === | === Back === | ||
* Back examination of patients with | * Back examination of patients with aplastic anemia is usually normal. | ||
=== Genitourinary === | === Genitourinary === | ||
* | * [[Hypogonadism]] | ||
=== Neuromuscular === | === Neuromuscular === | ||
* Neuromuscular examination of patients with | * Neuromuscular examination of patients with aplastic anemia is usually normal. | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Physical Examination
Appearance of the Patient
- Patients with aplastic anemia usually appear pale.
- Short stature
Vital Signs
- Fever
- Tachycardia with regular pulse
- Bradypnea
Skin
HEENT
- Icteric sclera
- Nystagmus
- Microcephaly
- Microphthalmos
- Oral leukoplakia
- Pharyngeal ulcers.
- Necrotizing gingivitis
- Tonsillitis
Neck
- Neck examination of patients with aplastic anemia is usually normal.
Lungs
- Pulmonary examination of patients with aplastic anemia is usually normal unless patients develop pneumonia.
- Asymmetric chest expansion
- Lungs are hyperresonant
- Coarse crackles upon auscultation
- Rhonchi
- Decreased breath sounds
- Tachypnea
- Reduced tactile fremitus
Heart
- Arrythmias
- Murmur
- Chest pain
Abdomen
Back
- Back examination of patients with aplastic anemia is usually normal.
Genitourinary
Neuromuscular
- Neuromuscular examination of patients with aplastic anemia is usually normal.