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== | ==Physical Examination== | ||
All patients should be evaluated for underlying diseases (especially heart and lung diseases). Detection of the following symptoms and signs are important: | |||
===Vitals=== | |||
====Temperature==== | |||
* [[Fever]] | |||
===Neck=== | |||
*[[Jugular venous distension]] | |||
===Lungs=== | |||
* [[Wheezing]] | |||
* [[Crackles]], [[rales]] | |||
===Heart=== | |||
* [[Heart murmur]]s | |||
* [[S3]], [[S4]] | |||
===Extremities=== | |||
* [[Peripheral edema]] | |||
* [[peripheral arteries|Palpation of peripheral arteries]] | |||
* [[Leg swelling]] / [[leg pain]] / [[tenderness]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist|2}} | {{reflist|2}} | ||
{{WH}} | {{WH}} | ||
{{WS}} | {{WS}} | ||
[[Category:Emergency medicine]] | [[Category:Emergency medicine]] | ||
[[Category:Pulmonology]] | [[Category:Pulmonology]] | ||
[[Category:Cardiology]] | [[Category:Cardiology]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Needs overview]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:31, 29 July 2020
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Physical Examination
All patients should be evaluated for underlying diseases (especially heart and lung diseases). Detection of the following symptoms and signs are important: