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Cystitis physical examination

Introduction

Overview

Overview

Patients with cystitis are usually well-appearing. Common physical examination finding of cystitis includes suprapubic tenderness. A focused physical examination is helpful in confirming the suspicion of cystitis and in ruling out alternate pathology.

Physical Examination

Physical Examination

The following features can be found during a physical examination of a patient with cystitis. The patient must be in supine position to facilitate a proper examination.[1]

General Appearance of the Patient

  • Patients with cystitis are usually normal in appearance and not in distress.[2]

Vital Signs

Skin

  • Skin examination of patients with cystitis is usually normal.

HEENT

  • HEENT examination of patients with cystitis is usually normal.

Neck

  • Neck examination of patients with cystitis is usually normal.

Lungs

  • Pulmonary examination of patients with cystitis is usually normal.

Heart

Abdomen

Back

  • Back examination of patients with cystitis is usually normal.

Genitourinary

Neuromuscular

  • Patient is usually oriented to persons, place, and time.

Extremities

  • Extremities examination of patients with cystitis is usually normal.
References

References

  1. ↑ Bennett, John (2015). Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett’s principles and practice of infectious diseases. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier/Saunders. ISBN 9781455748013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Colgan R, Williams M (2011). “Diagnosis and treatment of acute uncomplicated cystitis”. Am Fam Physician. 84 (7): 771–6. PMID 22010614.
  3. ↑ Chang SL, Shortliffe LD (2006). “Pediatric urinary tract infections”. Pediatr Clin North Am. 53 (3): 379–400, vi. doi:10.1016/j.pcl.2006.02.011. PMID 16716786.
  4. ↑ Azzarone G, Liewehr S, O’Connor K (2007). “Cystitis”. Pediatr Rev. 28 (12): 474–6. doi:10.1542/pir.28-12-474. PMID 18055650.
  5. ↑ Brill JR (2010). “Diagnosis and treatment of urethritis in men”. Am Fam Physician. 81 (7): 873–8. PMID 20353145.
  6. ↑ Bennett, John (2015). Mandell, Douglas, and Bennett’s principles and practice of infectious diseases. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier/Saunders. ISBN 9781455748013.

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