Physical examination for mono
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Physical examination for mono
If your health professional thinks you might have mono, he or she will do a physical examination that includes:
- Taking your temperature to see if you have a fever.
- Feeling the glands in your neck, under your arms, and in your groin area to see if they are swollen.
- Examining your throat to see if your tonsils are swollen or if they are covered with white patches or pus.
- Feeling the upper part of your abdomen to see if your spleen or liver is enlarged.
- Examining your skin to see if you have a rash with raised patches or bumps (this rash, which is not an allergic reaction, occurs in many people with mono if they are taking certain antibiotics).
Credits
| Author | Debby Golonka, MPH |
| Editor | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA |
| Associate Editor | Pat Truman, MATC |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | Michael J. Sexton, MD - Pediatrics |
| Specialist Medical Reviewer | W. David Colby IV, MSc, MD, FRCPC - Infectious Disease |
| Last Updated | September 19, 2007 |
| Last updated: | September 19, 2007 |
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| Author: | Debby Golonka, MPH |
| Reviewed By: | Michael J. Sexton, MD - Pediatrics, W. David Colby IV, MSc, MD, FRCPC - Infectious Disease |
| Editors: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Pat Truman, MATC |
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