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Insulinoma physical examination
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Physical examination of patients with insulinoma is usually unremarkable.
Physical Examination
Physical Examination
Physical examination of patients with insulinoma is usually unremarkable.
Appearance of the Patient
- Patients with insulinoma usually appear unremarkable. They may have altered mental status or sweating rarely.
Vital Signs
Skin
- May have sweating
HEENT
Unremarkable
- No abnormalities of the head/hair
- No evidence of trauma
- Normal sclera
- No Nystagmus
- Extra-ocular movements are normal
- Pupils are reactive to light and to accommodation
- Ophthalmoscopic exam may be normal
- Hearing acuity is fine
- Weber test is normal
- No tenderness upon palpation of the ear pinnae/tragus
- No facial tenderness
- No erythematous throat with/without tonsillar swelling, exudates, and/or petechiae
Neck
- Unremarkable
Lungs
- Unremarkable
Heart
- Unremarkable
Abdomen
- Unremarkable
Back
- Unremarkable
Genitourinary
- Unremarkable
Neuromuscular
- Altered mental status/confusion may be present
- May be comatose rarely
- Unilateral/bilateral fine tremors can be present rarely
Extremities
- Unremarkable
References
References
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Amandeep Singh M.D.[2]