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chemosis or ecchymosis? - sm
Posted: May 11, 2011
an endo doc dictating physical exam and mentions what sounds like either "a chemosis" or "ecchymosis"? I've looked both up and am having serious brain fog...which would make sense in the context of a patient seeing endo?
If you look up the definitions -- chemosis is - sm
[ In Reply To ..]swelling/edema involving eyes, ecchymosis is bruising. What is the sentence?? What part of body, if eye then chemosis, if skin, etc. then ecchymosis.
chemosis - deb142
[ In Reply To ..]How is it used in the sentence?
Context Please - give the sentence
[ In Reply To ..]It's really impossible if you don't give the sentence. It does not matter what kind of doctor it is. A doctor can comment on any physical finding!
k calm down - sm
[ In Reply To ..]She does not appear Cushingoid. Proximal muscle strength is normal and there is no stria on her abdomen or ____________ (sounds like ecchymosis).
ecchymosis=bruising, would go with ecchymosis - jmn
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ecchymosis - ...
[ In Reply To ..]Don't bite the hand that feeds you.
It's reasonable to ask for context: think about what you are asking.
It's probably: "there are no striae".
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