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File:Extremities toe gangrene2.jpg|Patient with a peripheral vascular disease that has led to an infarct of several toes. | |||
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File:AUTOAMPUTATE1.JPG|Diabetic with severe infection and loss of toes - wet gangrene in the center. <br> (Image courtesy of Charlie Goldberg, M.D., UCSD School of Medicine and VA Medical Center, San Diego, CA) | |||
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Revision as of 11:09, 9 April 2022
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Edzel Lorraine Co, D.M.D., M.D.
Overview
Patients with gangrene may have varying presentations depending on the type of gangrene they have.
Physical Examination
Patients with gangrene may have varying presentations depending on the type of gangrene they have.
System | Findings |
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General Appearance | Patient with gangrene usually appears conscious, coherent, and not in cardiorespiratory distress. |
Vital Signs | Blood pressure is usually low. |
HEENT | |
Chest / Lungs | Gangrene can lead to sepsis which may manifest with decreased chest expansion, and decreased breath sounds. |
Cardiovascular | Gangrene can lead to sepsis which may manifest with dynamic precordium, [[[irregular heart rate]], irregular rhythm, and with heart murmurs. |
Abdomen | Patients usually has no pertinent findings. |
Skin / Extremities | Patients usually has no pertinent findings.
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Skin / Genitalia | |
Skin / Neurologic |