Chronic pancreatitis physical examination
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
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
Appearance of the Patient
- Patients with chronic pancreatitis may assume a characteristic position in an attempt to relieve their abdominal pain:
- Lying on the left side
- Flexing the spine
- Drawing the knees up toward the chest
- Patients with steatorrhea or advanced disease may present as
- Subcutaneous fat
- Temporal wasting
- Sunken supraclavicular fossa
- Other physical signs of malnutrition
Skin
Abdomen
- A palpable abdominal mass in the epigastrium