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====Pulse====
====Pulse====
=====Rate=====
=====Rate=====
=====Cutaneous Anthrax=====
=====Cutaneous Anthrax=====
 
* Tachycardia is often present


=====Gastrointestinal Anthrax=====
=====Gastrointestinal Anthrax=====
 
* Tachycardia is often present




=====Inhalation or Pulmonary Anthrax=====
=====Inhalation or Pulmonary Anthrax=====
* Tachycardia is often present




 
=====Injection Anthrax=====
=====Injection Anthrax
* Tachycardia is often present
 


=====Rhythm=====
=====Rhythm=====

Revision as of 11:11, 17 July 2014

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: João André Alves Silva, M.D. [2]

Overview

Physical Examination

Appearance of the Patient

The appearance of the patients and physical exam will depend on the type of anthrax present in that patient.

Vitals

Temperature

Pulse

Rate
Cutaneous Anthrax
  • Tachycardia is often present
Gastrointestinal Anthrax
  • Tachycardia is often present


Inhalation or Pulmonary Anthrax
  • Tachycardia is often present


Injection Anthrax
  • Tachycardia is often present
Rhythm
  • The pulse is regular
  • The pules is irregularly irregular
Strength
Symmetry
  • The pulses may be asymmetric

Blood Pressure

Respiratory Rate

Skin

  • Cyanosis may be present
  • Jaundice may be present
  • A rash may be present
  • Pallor may be present
  • Lesions may be present

Head

  • Abnormalities of the head/hair may include ___
  • There may be evidence of trauma

Eyes

  • Icteric sclera may be present
  • Nystagmus may be present.
  • Extra-ocular movements may be abnormal
  • Pupils may not react to light
  • Ophthalmoscopic exam may be abnormal with findings of ___

Ears

Nose

  • Nares may be inflamed
  • There may be epistaxis
  • There may be purulent exudate from the nares
  • There may be tenderness to percussion of the sinuses
  • The nares may be congested

Throat

  • The throat may be erythematous
  • There may be exudate in the throat
  • There may be petechiae seen in the throat
  • There may be tonsillar inflammation

Neck

Lungs

  • Pulmonary edema and rales may be present
  • Wheezing may be present
  • Consolidation may be present with reduced breath sounds auscultated
  • Rales may be present
  • Egophony may be present
  • Chest movement may be assymetric

Heart

Auscultation

Abdomen

Extremities

Neurologic

  • Mental status may be altered
  • Glasgow coma scale is ___
  • Clonus may be present
  • Hyperactive reflexes may be present
  • There are deficits in cranial nerves ___

References