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===General=== | ===General=== | ||
* [[Obesity]] | * [[Obesity]] | ||
===Skin=== | |||
* [[Diaphoresis]] whould suggests a [[pheomchromocytoma]] | * [[Diaphoresis]] whould suggests a [[pheomchromocytoma]] | ||
===Head=== | |||
==Eyes== | * [[Moon facies]] and [[Hirsutism]] would suggest [[Cushing's syndrome]] | ||
===Eyes=== | |||
* [[Retinal hemorrhage]] | * [[Retinal hemorrhage]] | ||
* Retinalvenous crossing changes | * Retinalvenous crossing changes | ||
==Neck== | ===Neck=== | ||
* [[Thyromegaly]] | * [[Thyromegaly]] | ||
===Heart=== | |||
==Heart== | |||
* [[S3]] and [[S4]] would suggest [[heart failure]] | * [[S3]] and [[S4]] would suggest [[heart failure]] | ||
==Lung exam== | ===Lung exam=== | ||
* [[Rales]] would suggest heart failure | * [[Rales]] would suggest heart failure | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor in Chief: Firas Ghanem, M.D. and Atif Mohammad, M.D.
Physical Examination
The physical examination should look for end organ disease and underlying causes of hypertension.
General
Skin
- Diaphoresis whould suggests a pheomchromocytoma
Head
- Moon facies and Hirsutism would suggest Cushing's syndrome
Eyes
- Retinal hemorrhage
- Retinalvenous crossing changes
Neck
Heart
- S3 and S4 would suggest heart failure
Lung exam
- Rales would suggest heart failure