Physical Exam
The following describes this patient’s physical exam when you see her:
General appearance: Comfortable, lying in bed
Vital signs: Heart rate 70/min, blood pressure 120/88, respiratory rate 12/min, T 98oF
Head and neck: No lymphadenopathy
Chest: Normal to inspection, palpation, percussion, and auscultation
CVS: S1, S2, no extra heart sounds, no murmurs, incision from cardiac surgery
Abdomen: Soft, non-tender, no hepatosplenomegaly*
CNS: No focal changes
Skin: Normal
*About 40% of patients with primary thrombocytosis have splenomegaly