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==Clinical Findings According to Disease Stages==
==Overview==
==Physical Exam==
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| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Area of examination'''
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Comments or reason for examination'''
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| Abdomen||Evaluate for evidence of hepatic inflammation or hepatomegaly.
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| ||Note whether ascites or splenomegaly is present.
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| Cardiovascular system||Known, currently symptomatic cardiovascular disease is a relative contraindication to treatment with the combination of pegylated interferon and ribavirin.
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| Extremities||Peripheral edema can be a sign of portal hypertension.
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| General nutrition||Malnutrition can be a sign of advanced liver disease.
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| HEENT||Check for thyroid abnormalities, because treatment can cause or exacerbate autoimmune thyroiditis.
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| ||Note whether icterus is present.
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| Mental status||Check for evidence of psychosis or depression.
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| ||The patient’s level of judgment and insight should be sufficient to understand and tolerate the treatment regimen and its possible side effects.
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| Respiratory system||Perform a general examination to exclude respiratory disease.
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| Skin||Note any signs of alcohol abuse or liver failure, such as damaged capillaries over the cheeks, dilated veins over the chest or abdomen (indicative of portal hypertension), spider nevi, and palmar erythema.
|-
| ||Note the presence or absence of jaundice and gynecomastia.
|-
| ||Look for cutaneous complications of long-term HCV infection, such as palpable purpura (associated with cryoglobulinemia) or blisters and vesicles (porphyria cutanea tarda).
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| Weight||Weight determines the dosage of pegylated interferon and ribavirin
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* '''Acute'''
* '''Acute'''
*:* Mild or absent symptoms (7-8 weeks after exposure)
*:* Mild or absent symptoms (7-8 weeks after exposure)
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*:* [[Neuropathy]] (5-9%)
*:* [[Neuropathy]] (5-9%)
*:* [[Porphyria cutanea tarda]] (PCT), [[lichen planus]] (1%)
*:* [[Porphyria cutanea tarda]] (PCT), [[lichen planus]] (1%)
==References==
==References==
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Overview

Physical Exam

Area of examination Comments or reason for examination
Abdomen Evaluate for evidence of hepatic inflammation or hepatomegaly.
Note whether ascites or splenomegaly is present.
Cardiovascular system Known, currently symptomatic cardiovascular disease is a relative contraindication to treatment with the combination of pegylated interferon and ribavirin.
Extremities Peripheral edema can be a sign of portal hypertension.
General nutrition Malnutrition can be a sign of advanced liver disease.
HEENT Check for thyroid abnormalities, because treatment can cause or exacerbate autoimmune thyroiditis.
Note whether icterus is present.
Mental status Check for evidence of psychosis or depression.
The patient’s level of judgment and insight should be sufficient to understand and tolerate the treatment regimen and its possible side effects.
Respiratory system Perform a general examination to exclude respiratory disease.
Skin Note any signs of alcohol abuse or liver failure, such as damaged capillaries over the cheeks, dilated veins over the chest or abdomen (indicative of portal hypertension), spider nevi, and palmar erythema.
Note the presence or absence of jaundice and gynecomastia.
Look for cutaneous complications of long-term HCV infection, such as palpable purpura (associated with cryoglobulinemia) or blisters and vesicles (porphyria cutanea tarda).
Weight Weight determines the dosage of pegylated interferon and ribavirin

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