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| style="padding: 2px 2px; background: #F5F5F5;" |[[Patient]] with [[eczema]] usually appears [[conscious]], [[coherent]], and not in [[cardiorespiratory distress]].
| style="padding: 2px 2px; background: #F5F5F5;" |[[Patient]] with [[eczema]] usually appears [[conscious]], [[coherent]], and not in [[cardiorespiratory distress]].
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| style="padding: 2px 2px; background: #F5F5F5;" |[[Patient]] is usually [[normotensive]] and [[afebrile]].
| style="padding: 2px 2px; background: #F5F5F5;" |[[Patient]] is usually [[normotensive]] and [[afebrile]].
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| rowspan="5" align="center" style="background: #E6E6FA;"; |[[HEENT]]
| rowspan="5" align="center" style="background: #E6E6FA;" ; |[[HEENT]]
| style="padding: 2px 2px; background: #F5F5F5;" |[[Head]] can be [[normocephalic]].
| style="padding: 2px 2px; background: #F5F5F5;" |[[Head]] can be [[normocephalic]].
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| align="center" style="padding: 2px 2px; background: #E6E6FA; font-weight: bold" |[[Abdomen]]
| style="padding: 2px 2px; background: #F5F5F5;" |[[Patient]] usually has no pertinent findings.
| style="padding: 2px 2px; background: #F5F5F5;" |[[Patient]] usually has no pertinent findings.
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| align="center" style="background: #E6E6FA;" |[[Skin]] / [[Extremities]]
| style="padding: 2px 2px; background: #F5F5F5;" |[[Patient]] usually has no pertinent findings.
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| style="padding: 2px 2px; background: #F5F5F5;" |'''Dry Gangrene''' - The affected part is shrunken, dry, and appears dark black.
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| style="padding: 2px 2px; background: #F5F5F5;" |[[Patient]] usually has no pertinent findings.
| style="padding: 2px 2px; background: #F5F5F5;" |[[Patient]] usually has no pertinent findings.
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[[Image:Eczema.jpg|thumb|left|A patch of eczema that has been scratched]]
[[Image:Eczema.jpg|thumb|left|A patch of eczema that has been scratched]]


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Overview

Physical Examination

Table 1. Summary of Physical Examination.
System Findings
General Appearance Patient with eczema usually appears conscious, coherent, and not in cardiorespiratory distress.
Vital Signs Patient is usually normotensive and afebrile.
HEENT Head can be normocephalic.
Eyes can be normal.
Ears can be normal.
Nose can be normal.
Throat can be normal.
Chest / Lungs Respiration can be normal.
Cardiovascular Patient usually has no pertinent findings.
Abdomen Patient usually has no pertinent findings.
Skin / Extremities Patient usually has no pertinent findings.
Neurologic Patient usually has no pertinent findings.




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