Health Dictionary
Reliable, easy-to-read patient information on common medical conditions — written in plain language, free of jargon, and grounded in current evidence. Browse the most frequent diagnoses, understand what they mean for everyday life, and learn which steps and questions help you have a focused conversation with your doctor.
Eosinophilic esophagitis physical examination
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Physical examination of the patients with Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is normal.
Physical Examination
Physical Examination
Appearance of the Patient
- Patients with EoE usually appear normal.
Vital Signs
- Temperature-Normal
- Heart rate- regular pulse
- Respiratory rate- Normal
- Blood pressure- Normal
Skin
- Skin- Normal
HEENT
- Sclera- Normal
- Extra-ocular movements- normal
- Pupils reactive to light / reactive to accommodation
- Ophthalmoscopic exam is normal
- Hearing acuity normal
- Weber test-normal
- Rinne test-positive
- Ear canal- normal
Neck
- Normal- Jugualar venous pulse
- Carotid pulse– normal
- Lymphnodes-normal
- Thyroid-normal
Lungs
- Symmetric chest expansion
- Lungs are resonant
- Normal vesicular breath sounds heard
- Wheezing may be present
- Egophony absent
- Bronchophony absent
- Normal tactile fremitus
Heart
Abdomen
- Abdominal examination is normal
- No organomegaly
- No bruits heard
Back
- Normal
Genitourinary
- Nomal
Neuromuscular
- Patient is usually oriented to persons, place, and time
- Normal mental status
- Glasgow coma scale is 15/ 15
- Clonus may be present
- Normal deep tendon reflexes
- Normal cranial nerve examination
- Normal Gait
- Normal cerebellar examination
Extremities
- Normal
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ajay Gade MD[2]]