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Boerhaave syndrome physical examination

Introduction

Overview

Overview

The patients sometimes present in moderate distress with epigastric pain and bleeding. Patients may experience tachycardia, weak pulse, hypotension, diaphoresis and fever.

Physical examination

Physical examination

Appearance of the Patient

The patient might be in moderate distress with epigastric pain and bleeding.

Vital Signs

Skin

HEENT

  • Normal

Neck

Lungs

Heart

Abdomen

  • Abdominal rigidity

Back

  • Normal

Extremities

  • Normal

Genitourinary

  • Normal

Neuromuscular

  • Normal
References

References

  1. ↑ McGovern M, Egerton MJ (1991). “Spontaneous perforation of the cervical oesophagus”. Med. J. Aust. 154 (4): 277–8. PMID 1994204.
  2. ↑ Wilson RF, Sarver EJ, Arbulu A, Sukhnandan R (1971). “Spontaneous perforation of the esophagus”. Ann. Thorac. Surg. 12 (3): 291–6. PMID 5112482.
  3. ↑ Woo KM, Schneider JI (2009). “High-risk chief complaints I: chest pain–the big three”. Emerg. Med. Clin. North Am. 27 (4): 685–712, x. doi:10.1016/j.emc.2009.07.007. PMID 19932401. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  4. ↑ Pate JW, Walker WA, Cole FH, Owen EW, Johnson WH (1989). “Spontaneous rupture of the esophagus: a 30-year experience”. Ann. Thorac. Surg. 47 (5): 689–92. PMID 2730190.
  5. ↑ Brauer RB, Liebermann-Meffert D, Stein HJ, Bartels H, Siewert JR (1997). “Boerhaave’s syndrome: analysis of the literature and report of 18 new cases”. Dis. Esophagus. 10 (1): 64–8. PMID 9079278.

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