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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.
==Physical Examination==
==Physical Examination==
=== Vital Signs ===
*[[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===
* The [[heart rate]] may be very slow at any time.
*[[Patients]] with sick sinus syndrome usually appear normal.
* [[Blood pressure]] may be normal or low.
===Vital Signs===
 
*[[Tachycardia]] with regular pulse<ref name="RubensteinSchulman1972">{{cite journal|last1=Rubenstein|first1=Joel J.|last2=Schulman|first2=Charles L.|last3=Yurchak|first3=Peter M.|last4=Desanctis|first4=Roman W.|title=Clinical Spectrum of the Sick Sinus Syndrome|journal=Circulation|volume=46|issue=1|year=1972|pages=5–13|issn=0009-7322|doi=10.1161/01.CIR.46.1.5}}</ref>
*[[Bradycardia]] with regular pulse
===Skin===
*[[Skin]] examination of [[patients]] with sick sinus syndrome is usually normal.
===HEENT===
* HEENT examination of [[patients]] with sick sinus syndrome is usually normal.
===Neck===
*[[Neck]] examination of [[patients]] with sick sinus syndrome is usually normal.
===Lungs===
*[[Pulmonary]] examination of [[patients]] with sick sinus syndrome is usually normal.
===Heart===
*[[Cardiovascular]] examination of [[patients]] with sick sinus syndrome is usually remarkable for:
**[[Tachycardia]]
**[[Bradycardia]]
===Abdomen===
* [[Abdominal]] examination of [[patients]] with sick sinus syndrome is usually normal.
===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==
==References==
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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

Appearance of the Patient

  • Patients with sick sinus syndrome usually appear normal.

Vital Signs

Skin

  • Skin examination of patients with sick sinus syndrome is usually normal.

HEENT

  • HEENT examination of patients with sick sinus syndrome is usually normal.

Neck

  • Neck examination of patients with sick sinus syndrome is usually normal.

Lungs

Heart

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

Extremities

  • Extremities examination of patients with sick sinus syndrome is usually normal.

References

  1. Scarpa WJ (1976). "The sick sinus syndrome". Am Heart J. 92 (5): 648–60. PMID 185894.
  2. 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.

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