Marasmus

Checklist of points for conducting the physical examination

• Body temperature (measured with a thermometer) - Allowing measurement of low temperatures to detect hypothermia as well as fever
• Anemia - Pale mucosa
• Edema
• Dehydration - Thirst, shrunken eyes
• Hypovolemic shock - Weak radial pulse, cold extremities, decreased consciousness
• Tachypnea - Pneumonia, heart failure
• Abdominal manifestations - Distension, decreased or metallic bowel sounds, large or small liver, blood or mucus in the stools
• Ocular manifestations - Corneal lesions associated with vitamin A deficiency
• Dermal manifestations - Evidence of infection, purpura
• Ear, nose, and throat (ENT) findings - Otitis, rhinitis