Polycystic kidney disease physical examination

Patients with polycystic kidney disease usually are in discomfort. Physical examination of patients with polycystic kidney disease is usually remarkable for hypertension, jaundice, pallor, icteric sclera, palpable nodular hepatomegaly, palpable flank mass.

Physical examination of patients with polycystic kidney disease is usually remarkable for hypertension, jaundice, pallor, icteric sclera, palpable nodular hepatomegaly, palpable flank mass.^[1][2][3]

• Patients with polycystic kidney disease usually are in discomfort

• Hypertension

• Jaundice
• Pallor

• Icteric sclera

• Neck examination of patients with polycystic kidney disease is usually normal

• Pulmonary examination of patients with polycystic kidney disease is usually normal

• Cardiovascular examination of patients with polycystic kidney disease is usually normal

• A palpable abdominal mass in the lumbar quadrant
• Palpable nodular hepatomegaly

• Palpable mass in the flank
• Costovertebral angle tenderness

• Genitourinary examination of patients with polycystic kidney disease is usually normal

• Neuromuscular examination of patients with polycystic kidney disease is usually normal

• Pitting edema of the upper/lower extremities

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