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Chorioamnionitis physical examination
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Common physical examination findings of chorioamnionitis include fever, abdominal pain, uterine tenderness, tachycardia, and foul-smelling vaginal discharge.
Physical Examination
Physical Examination
General Appearance
Vital Signs
- Fever (> 100.4 F)[1]
- Maternal tachycardia (> 100 bpm per minute)
Skin
- Skin examination of patients with chorioamnionitis is usually normal.
HEENT
- Head, eyes, ears, nose, and throat examination of patients with chorioamnionitis is usually normal.
Neck
- Neck examination of patients with chorioamnionitis is usually normal.
Lungs
- Pulmonary examination of patients with chorioamnionitis is usually normal.
Heart
- Cardiovascular examination of patients with chorioamnionitis is usually normal.
Abdomen
Back
- Back examination of patients with chorioamnionitis is usually normal.
Genitourinary
Extremities
- Extremities examination of patients with chorioamnionitis is usually normal.
Neuromuscular
- Neuromuscular examination of patients with chorioamnionitis is usually normal.
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Â ; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Adnan Ezici, M.D[2]
