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===Vital Signs===
===Vital Signs===
 
* Vital of patients with multiple sclerosis is usually normal.
*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===
* Skin examination of patients with [disease name] is usually normal.
* Skin examination of patients with multiple sclerosis is usually normal.
OR
*[[Cyanosis]]
*[[Jaundice]]
* [[Pallor]]
* Bruises
 
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===HEENT===
===HEENT===
* Internuclear Ophthalmoplegia: [[Internuclear ophthalmoplegia]] ([[Internuclear ophthalmoplegia|INO]]) is defined as a gaze problem. Lesions in [[medial longitudinal fasciculus]] in [[brain stem]] are known to be the cause of [[Internuclear ophthalmoplegia|INO]].<ref name="pmid11552000">{{cite journal |vauthors=Frohman EM, Zhang H, Kramer PD, Fleckenstein J, Hawker K, Racke MK, Frohman TC |title=MRI characteristics of the MLF in MS patients with chronic internuclear ophthalmoparesis |journal=Neurology |volume=57 |issue=5 |pages=762–8 |date=September 2001 |pmid=11552000 |doi= |url=}}</ref> The signs of [[Internuclear ophthalmoplegia|INO]] are difficulty with [[Adduction|adducting]] in lateral gaze. For compensation of these problems, the contra lateral eye will have [[nystagmus]] leading to [[diplopia]]<ref name="pmid18678831">{{cite journal |vauthors=Mills DA, Frohman TC, Davis SL, Salter AR, McClure S, Beatty I, Shah A, Galetta S, Eggenberger E, Zee DS, Frohman EM |title=Break in binocular fusion during head turning in MS patients with INO |journal=Neurology |volume=71 |issue=6 |pages=458–60 |date=August 2008 |pmid=18678831 |doi=10.1212/01.wnl.0000324423.08538.dd |url=}}</ref> or [[vertigo]].<ref name="pmid15136670">{{cite journal |vauthors=Kim JS |title=Internuclear ophthalmoplegia as an isolated or predominant symptom of brainstem infarction |journal=Neurology |volume=62 |issue=9 |pages=1491–6 |date=May 2004 |pmid=15136670 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
* Internuclear Ophthalmoplegia: [[Internuclear ophthalmoplegia]] ([[Internuclear ophthalmoplegia|INO]]) is defined as a gaze problem. Lesions in [[medial longitudinal fasciculus]] in [[brain stem]] are known to be the cause of [[Internuclear ophthalmoplegia|INO]].<ref name="pmid11552000">{{cite journal |vauthors=Frohman EM, Zhang H, Kramer PD, Fleckenstein J, Hawker K, Racke MK, Frohman TC |title=MRI characteristics of the MLF in MS patients with chronic internuclear ophthalmoparesis |journal=Neurology |volume=57 |issue=5 |pages=762–8 |date=September 2001 |pmid=11552000 |doi= |url=}}</ref> The signs of [[Internuclear ophthalmoplegia|INO]] are difficulty with [[Adduction|adducting]] in lateral gaze.<ref name="pmid15136670">{{cite journal |vauthors=Kim JS |title=Internuclear ophthalmoplegia as an isolated or predominant symptom of brainstem infarction |journal=Neurology |volume=62 |issue=9 |pages=1491–6 |date=May 2004 |pmid=15136670 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid18678831">{{cite journal |vauthors=Mills DA, Frohman TC, Davis SL, Salter AR, McClure S, Beatty I, Shah A, Galetta S, Eggenberger E, Zee DS, Frohman EM |title=Break in binocular fusion during head turning in MS patients with INO |journal=Neurology |volume=71 |issue=6 |pages=458–60 |date=August 2008 |pmid=18678831 |doi=10.1212/01.wnl.0000324423.08538.dd |url=}}</ref>


* Optic Neuritis: [[Optic neuritis]] can be the first [[Medical sign|sign]] of multiple sclerosis, especially when it’s accompanied by [[white matter]] [[MRI]] [[lesions]].<ref>{{cite journal |author=Beck RW, Trobe JD |title=What we have learned from the Optic Neuritis Treatment Trial|journal=Ophthalmology |volume=102 |issue=10 |pages=1504-8 |year=1995 |pmid=9097798}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |author= |title=The 5-year risk of MS after optic neuritis: experience of the optic neuritis treatment trial. 1997 |journal=Neurology |volume=57|issue=12 Suppl 5 |pages=S36-45 |year=2001 |pmid=11902594}}</ref>
* Optic Neuritis: [[Optic neuritis]] can be the first [[Medical sign|sign]] of multiple sclerosis, especially when it’s accompanied by [[white matter]] [[MRI]] [[lesions]].<ref>{{cite journal |author=Beck RW, Trobe JD |title=What we have learned from the Optic Neuritis Treatment Trial|journal=Ophthalmology |volume=102 |issue=10 |pages=1504-8 |year=1995 |pmid=9097798}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |author= |title=The 5-year risk of MS after optic neuritis: experience of the optic neuritis treatment trial. 1997 |journal=Neurology |volume=57|issue=12 Suppl 5 |pages=S36-45 |year=2001 |pmid=11902594}}</ref>
* Abnormalities of the head/hair may include ___
* Evidence of trauma
* Icteric sclera
* [[Nystagmus]]  
* [[Nystagmus]]  
* Diplopia
* Extra-ocular movements may be abnormal
* Extra-ocular movements may be abnormal
*Pupils non-reactive to light / non-reactive to accommodation / non-reactive to neither light nor accommodation
* Facial pain
*Ophthalmoscopic exam may be abnormal with findings of ___
* Hearing loss
* 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===
* Neck examination of patients with [disease name] is usually normal.
* Neck examination of patients with multiple sclerosis 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===
===Lungs===
* Pulmonary examination of patients with [disease name] is usually normal.
* Pulmonary examination of patients with multiple sclerosis 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===
===Heart===
* Cardiovascular examination of patients with [disease name] is usually normal.
* Cardiovascular examination of patients with multiple sclerosis 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]]
*[[Heart sounds#First heart tone S1, the "lub"(components M1 and T1)|S1]]
*[[Heart sounds#Second heart tone S2 the "dub"(components A2 and P2)|S2]]
*[[Heart sounds#Third heart sound S3|S3]]
*[[Heart sounds#Fourth heart sound S4|S4]]
*[[Heart sounds#Summation Gallop|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 stethoscope
 
===Abdomen===
===Abdomen===
* Abdominal examination of patients with [disease name] is usually normal.
* Abdominal examination of patients with multiple sclerosis is usually normal.
OR
*[[Abdominal distension]]
*[[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===
* Back examination of patients with [disease name] is usually normal.
* Back examination of patients with multiple sclerosis is usually normal.
OR
===Genitourinary===
*Point tenderness over __ vertebrae (e.g. L3-L4)
* Urinary incontinence
*Sacral edema
*Costovertebral angle tenderness bilaterally/unilaterally
*Buffalo hump


===Genitourinary===
* Erectile dysfunction
* Genitourinary examination of patients with [disease name] is usually normal.
* Vaginal dryness
OR
*A pelvic/adnexal mass may be palpated
*Inflamed mucosa
*Clear/(color), foul-smelling/odorless penile/vaginal discharge


===Neuromuscular===
===Neuromuscular===
* Lhermitte's Sign: About 25-40% of MS patients experience [[lhermitte’s sign]] as an electrical shock sensation going downward from neck when the patients neck bends forward. [[Lhermitte's sign]] can correlate with [[MRI]] abnormalities of caudal [[medulla]] or cervical dorsal columns. .<ref>{{cite journal |author=Gutrecht JA, Zamani AA, Slagado ED|title=Anatomic-radiologic basis of Lhermitte's sign in multiple sclerosis |journal=Arch. Neurol. |volume=50 |issue=8 |pages=849-51|year=1993 |pmid=8352672 |doi=}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |author=Al-Araji AH, Oger J |title=Reappraisal of Lhermitte's sign in multiple sclerosis |journal=Mult. Scler.|volume=11 |issue=4 |pages=398-402 |year=2005 |pmid=16042221 |doi=}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |author=Sandyk R, Dann LC|title=Resolution of Lhermitte's sign in multiple sclerosis by treatment with weak electromagnetic fields |journal=Int. J. Neurosci.|volume=81 |issue=3-4 |pages=215-24 |year=1995 |pmid=7628912 |doi=}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |author=Kanchandani R, Howe JG|title=Lhermitte's sign in multiple sclerosis: a clinical survey and review of the literature |journal=J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatr. |volume=45 |issue=4 |pages=308-12 |year=1982 |pmid=7077340 |doi=}}</ref>
* Lhermitte's Sign: About 25-40% of MS patients experience [[lhermitte’s sign]] as an electrical shock sensation going downward from neck when the patients neck bends forward. [[Lhermitte's sign]] can correlate with [[MRI]] abnormalities of caudal [[medulla]] or cervical dorsal columns. .<ref>{{cite journal |author=Gutrecht JA, Zamani AA, Slagado ED|title=Anatomic-radiologic basis of Lhermitte's sign in multiple sclerosis |journal=Arch. Neurol. |volume=50 |issue=8 |pages=849-51|year=1993 |pmid=8352672 |doi=}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |author=Al-Araji AH, Oger J |title=Reappraisal of Lhermitte's sign in multiple sclerosis |journal=Mult. Scler.|volume=11 |issue=4 |pages=398-402 |year=2005 |pmid=16042221 |doi=}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |author=Sandyk R, Dann LC|title=Resolution of Lhermitte's sign in multiple sclerosis by treatment with weak electromagnetic fields |journal=Int. J. Neurosci.|volume=81 |issue=3-4 |pages=215-24 |year=1995 |pmid=7628912 |doi=}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |author=Kanchandani R, Howe JG|title=Lhermitte's sign in multiple sclerosis: a clinical survey and review of the literature |journal=J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatr. |volume=45 |issue=4 |pages=308-12 |year=1982 |pmid=7077340 |doi=}}</ref><ref name="pmid17868019">{{cite journal |vauthors=Boissy AR, Cohen JA |title=Multiple sclerosis symptom management |journal=Expert Rev Neurother |volume=7 |issue=9 |pages=1213–22 |date=September 2007 |pmid=17868019 |doi=10.1586/14737175.7.9.1213 |url=}}</ref>
* Spasticity and increased reflexes: Damage to the [[upper motor neurons]] and decrease inhibition of [[lower motor neurons]] in [[MS]] can increase [[muscle tone]] and rigidity in 75% of [[MS]] patients.<ref name="pmid17868019">{{cite journal |vauthors=Boissy AR, Cohen JA |title=Multiple sclerosis symptom management |journal=Expert Rev Neurother |volume=7 |issue=9 |pages=1213–22 |date=September 2007 |pmid=17868019 |doi=10.1586/14737175.7.9.1213 |url=}}</ref>
* Spasticity (damage to the [[upper motor neurons]] and decrease inhibition of [[lower motor neurons]] in [[MS]] can increase [[muscle tone]] and rigidity in 75% of [[MS]] patients).


*Patient is usually oriented to persons, place, and timet
*Patient is usually oriented to persons, place, and timet
* Hyperreflexia / hyporeflexia / areflexia
* Hyperreflexia  
* Positive (abnormal) Babinski / plantar reflex unilaterally/bilaterally
* Positive (abnormal) Babinski  
* Muscle rigidity
* Proximal/distal muscle weakness unilaterally/bilaterally
* 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 upper/lower extremity weakness
*Unilateral/bilateral sensory loss in the upper/lower extremity
*Unilateral or bilateral sensory loss in the upper/lower extremity
*Positive straight leg raise test
*Abnormal gait  
*Abnormal gait (describe gait: e.g. ataxic (cerebellar) gait / steppage gait / waddling gait / choeiform gait / Parkinsonian gait / sensory gait)
*Positive/negative Trendelenburg sign
*Positive/negative Trendelenburg sign
*Unilateral/bilateral tremor (describe tremor, e.g. at rest, pill-rolling)
*Tremor
*Normal finger-to-nose test / Dysmetria
*Dysmetria
*Absent/present dysdiadochokinesia (palm tapping test)


===Extremities===
===Extremities===
* Extremities examination of patients with [disease name] is usually normal.
*Tremor
OR
*Muscle spasm
*[[Clubbing]]
*Weakness
*[[Cyanosis]]
*Pitting/non-pitting [[edema]] of the upper/lower extremities
*Muscle atrophy
*Fasciculations in the upper/lower extremity




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Overview

Physical examination of patients with multiple sclerosis is usually remarkable for lhermitte's sign, spasticity, increased reflexes, internuclear ophthalmoplegia, optic neuritis, and gait disturbance.

Physical Examination

Physical examination of patients with multiple sclerosis is usually remarkable for:

Appearance of the Patient

  • Gait and balance disturbance: Involvement of cerebellar tracts can cause Gait and balance problems in multiple sclerotic patients.[1]

Vital Signs

  • Vital of patients with multiple sclerosis is usually normal.

Skin

  • Skin examination of patients with multiple sclerosis is usually normal.

HEENT

Neck

  • Neck examination of patients with multiple sclerosis is usually normal.

Lungs

  • Pulmonary examination of patients with multiple sclerosis is usually normal.

Heart

  • Cardiovascular examination of patients with multiple sclerosis is usually normal.

Abdomen

  • Abdominal examination of patients with multiple sclerosis is usually normal.

Back

  • Back examination of patients with multiple sclerosis is usually normal.

Genitourinary

  • Urinary incontinence
  • Erectile dysfunction
  • Vaginal dryness

Neuromuscular

  • Patient is usually oriented to persons, place, and timet
  • Hyperreflexia
  • Positive (abnormal) Babinski
  • Proximal/distal muscle weakness unilaterally/bilaterally
  • Unilateral/bilateral upper/lower extremity weakness
  • Unilateral or bilateral sensory loss in the upper/lower extremity
  • Abnormal gait
  • Positive/negative Trendelenburg sign
  • Tremor
  • Dysmetria

Extremities

  • Tremor
  • Muscle spasm
  • Weakness


References

  1. ↑ Rinker JR, Salter AR, Walker H, Amara A, Meador W, Cutter GR (January 2015). "Prevalence and characteristics of tremor in the NARCOMS multiple sclerosis registry: a cross-sectional survey". BMJ Open. 5 (1): e006714. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006714. PMC 4289717. PMID 25573524.
  2. ↑ Frohman EM, Zhang H, Kramer PD, Fleckenstein J, Hawker K, Racke MK, Frohman TC (September 2001). "MRI characteristics of the MLF in MS patients with chronic internuclear ophthalmoparesis". Neurology. 57 (5): 762–8. PMID 11552000.
  3. ↑ Kim JS (May 2004). "Internuclear ophthalmoplegia as an isolated or predominant symptom of brainstem infarction". Neurology. 62 (9): 1491–6. PMID 15136670.
  4. ↑ Mills DA, Frohman TC, Davis SL, Salter AR, McClure S, Beatty I, Shah A, Galetta S, Eggenberger E, Zee DS, Frohman EM (August 2008). "Break in binocular fusion during head turning in MS patients with INO". Neurology. 71 (6): 458–60. doi:10.1212/01.wnl.0000324423.08538.dd. PMID 18678831.
  5. ↑ Beck RW, Trobe JD (1995). "What we have learned from the Optic Neuritis Treatment Trial". Ophthalmology. 102 (10): 1504–8. PMID 9097798.
  6. ↑ "The 5-year risk of MS after optic neuritis: experience of the optic neuritis treatment trial. 1997". Neurology. 57 (12 Suppl 5): S36–45. 2001. PMID 11902594.
  7. ↑ Gutrecht JA, Zamani AA, Slagado ED (1993). "Anatomic-radiologic basis of Lhermitte's sign in multiple sclerosis". Arch. Neurol. 50 (8): 849–51. PMID 8352672.
  8. ↑ Al-Araji AH, Oger J (2005). "Reappraisal of Lhermitte's sign in multiple sclerosis". Mult. Scler. 11 (4): 398–402. PMID 16042221.
  9. ↑ Sandyk R, Dann LC (1995). "Resolution of Lhermitte's sign in multiple sclerosis by treatment with weak electromagnetic fields". Int. J. Neurosci. 81 (3–4): 215–24. PMID 7628912.
  10. ↑ Kanchandani R, Howe JG (1982). "Lhermitte's sign in multiple sclerosis: a clinical survey and review of the literature". J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatr. 45 (4): 308–12. PMID 7077340.
  11. ↑ Boissy AR, Cohen JA (September 2007). "Multiple sclerosis symptom management". Expert Rev Neurother. 7 (9): 1213–22. doi:10.1586/14737175.7.9.1213. PMID 17868019.

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