Apart from the common cases mentioned in previous pages, you may get
cases which do not fit neatly into any categories. They are not common
but sometimes appear in the medical section.
The hand Patient with rheumatoid hand may be given in the examination usually
in association with scleromalacia perforans and rarely descemetocele.
The foot The only common one being diabetic foot. Check for vascular insufficiency
or neurological abnormality (sensory neuropathy in stocking distribution).
This request usually followed examination of an eye with diabetic retinopathy.
The question invariably asked by an examiner (physician) "Which part
of the body would you like to be examined in this patient?" "The feet"
should be your answer.
Thyroid status This usually follows the examination of a patient with thyroid eye disease.
The majority of patients are euthyroid. But learn the physical signs of
both hyper and hypothyroidism
Spot diagnosis The most common being phakomatosis: Sturge-Weber's syndrome, tuberous sclerosis and neurofibromatosis |
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