Alcoholic hepatitis physical examination
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Shadan Mehraban, M.D.[2]
Overview
Physical examination findings of Alcoholic Hepatitis are fever, tachycardia, tachypnea,respiratory alkalosis,hepatomegaly,hepatic tenderness ,scleral icterus,splenomegaly, ascites,ssterixis, darkening of the urine, peripheral edema,gynecomastia,palmer erythema,Spider angiomas, altered hair distribution, Proximal muscle wasting.
Physical Examination
- Physical examination findings of Alcoholic Hepatitis include:[1]
- Sings of hepatic failure or portal hypertension:
- Scleral icterus
- Splenomegaly
- Ascites
- Asterixis
- Darkening of the urine
- Peripheral edema
- Gynecomastia
- Palmer erythema
- Spider angiomas
- Altered hair distribution
- Proximal muscle wasting
References
- ↑ Amini M, Runyon BA (2010). "Alcoholic hepatitis 2010: a clinician's guide to diagnosis and therapy". World J Gastroenterol. 16 (39): 4905–12. doi:10.3748/wjg.v16.i39.4905. PMC 2957598. PMID 20954276.