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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Patients with sick sinus syndrome usually appear normal. Physical examination of patients with sick sinus syndrome is usually remarkable for [[bradycardia]], [[tachycardia]], and signs of the organ hypoperfusion. | [[Patients]] with sick sinus syndrome usually appear normal. [[Physical examination]] of patients with sick sinus syndrome is usually remarkable for [[bradycardia]], [[tachycardia]], and [[signs]] of the organ hypoperfusion. | ||
==Physical Examination== | ==Physical Examination== | ||
*Physical examination of [[patients]] with sick sinus syndrome is usually remarkable for [[bradycardia]], [[tachycardia]], and signs of the organ hypoperfusion.<ref name="pmid185894">{{cite journal| author=Scarpa WJ| title=The sick sinus syndrome. | journal=Am Heart J | year= 1976 | volume= 92 | issue= 5 | pages= 648-60 | pmid=185894 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=185894 }} </ref> | *[[Physical examination]] of [[patients]] with sick sinus syndrome is usually remarkable for [[bradycardia]], [[tachycardia]], and [[signs]] of the organ hypoperfusion.<ref name="pmid185894">{{cite journal| author=Scarpa WJ| title=The sick sinus syndrome. | journal=Am Heart J | year= 1976 | volume= 92 | issue= 5 | pages= 648-60 | pmid=185894 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=185894 }} </ref> | ||
===Appearance of the Patient=== | ===Appearance of the Patient=== | ||
*[[Patients]] with sick sinus syndrome usually appear normal. | *[[Patients]] with sick sinus syndrome usually appear normal. | ||
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*[[Bradycardia]] with regular pulse | *[[Bradycardia]] with regular pulse | ||
===Skin=== | ===Skin=== | ||
* Skin examination of [[patients]] with sick sinus syndrome is usually normal. | *[[Skin]] examination of [[patients]] with sick sinus syndrome is usually normal. | ||
===HEENT=== | ===HEENT=== | ||
* HEENT examination of [[patients]] with sick sinus syndrome is usually normal. | * HEENT examination of [[patients]] with sick sinus syndrome is usually normal. | ||
===Neck=== | ===Neck=== | ||
* Neck examination of [[patients]] with sick sinus syndrome is usually normal. | *[[Neck]] examination of [[patients]] with sick sinus syndrome is usually normal. | ||
===Lungs=== | ===Lungs=== | ||
* Pulmonary examination of [[patients]] with sick sinus syndrome is usually normal. | *[[Pulmonary]] examination of [[patients]] with sick sinus syndrome is usually normal. | ||
===Heart=== | ===Heart=== | ||
* Cardiovascular examination of [[patients]] with sick sinus syndrome is usually remarkable for: | *[[Cardiovascular]] examination of [[patients]] with sick sinus syndrome is usually remarkable for: | ||
**[[Tachycardia]] | **[[Tachycardia]] | ||
**[[Bradycardia]] | |||
===Abdomen=== | ===Abdomen=== | ||
* [[Abdominal]] examination of [[patients]] with sick sinus syndrome is usually normal. | * [[Abdominal]] examination of [[patients]] with sick sinus syndrome is usually normal. | ||
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===Neuromuscular=== | ===Neuromuscular=== | ||
* Neuromuscular examination of [[patients]] with sick sinus syndrome is usually normal. | * Neuromuscular examination of [[patients]] with sick sinus syndrome is usually normal. | ||
* Focal neurologic signs may be present in the case of stroke or | * Focal [[neurologic]] signs may be present in the case of [[stroke]] or [[transient ischemic attacks]] caused by sick sinus syndrome-hypoperfusion. | ||
===Extremities=== | ===Extremities=== | ||
* Extremities examination of [[patients]] with sick sinus syndrome is usually normal. | * Extremities examination of [[patients]] with sick sinus syndrome is usually normal. | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sahar Memar Montazerin, M.D.[2]
Overview
Patients with sick sinus syndrome usually appear normal. Physical examination of patients with sick sinus syndrome is usually remarkable for bradycardia, tachycardia, and signs of the organ hypoperfusion.
Physical Examination
- Physical examination of patients with sick sinus syndrome is usually remarkable for bradycardia, tachycardia, and signs of the organ hypoperfusion.[1]
Appearance of the Patient
- Patients with sick sinus syndrome usually appear normal.
Vital Signs
- Tachycardia with regular pulse[2]
- Bradycardia with regular pulse
Skin
HEENT
- HEENT examination of patients with sick sinus syndrome is usually normal.
Neck
Lungs
Heart
- Cardiovascular examination of patients with sick sinus syndrome is usually remarkable for:
Abdomen
Back
- Back examination of patients with sick sinus syndrome is usually normal.
Genitourinary
- Genitourinary examination of patients with sick sinus syndrome is usually normal.
Neuromuscular
- Neuromuscular examination of patients with sick sinus syndrome is usually normal.
- Focal neurologic signs may be present in the case of stroke or transient ischemic attacks caused by sick sinus syndrome-hypoperfusion.
Extremities
- Extremities examination of patients with sick sinus syndrome is usually normal.
References
- ↑ Scarpa WJ (1976). "The sick sinus syndrome". Am Heart J. 92 (5): 648–60. PMID 185894.
- ↑ Rubenstein, Joel J.; Schulman, Charles L.; Yurchak, Peter M.; Desanctis, Roman W. (1972). "Clinical Spectrum of the Sick Sinus Syndrome". Circulation. 46 (1): 5–13. doi:10.1161/01.CIR.46.1.5. ISSN 0009-7322.