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Skin - Clammy
Alternate Names : Clammy Skin, Cold Sweat, Sweat - Cold
What to Expect at your Health Care Provider's Office
The medical history will be obtained and a physical examination performed.
Note: If the person is hard to awaken, has difficulty breathing, or has a rapid, weak pulse this is an emergency!
Medical history questions documenting clammy skin in detail may include:
- time pattern
- How quickly did this develop?
- Did it develop suddenly?
- Has it ever happened before?
- aggravating factors
- Has there been an injury?
- Is the person ill?
- Are they in pain?
- Do they seem anxious or stressed?
- Has there been a recent exposure to high temperatures?
- other
- What other symptoms are also present?
Vital signs (temperature, pulse, rate of breathing, blood pressure) will be monitored, a cause determined, and appropriate emergency measures will be taken.
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• Definition
• Clammy Skin: Overview & Considerations
• Clammy Skin: Common Causes
• Clammy Skin: Home Care & Treatment
• Call your Health Care Provider if
• What to Expect at your Health Care Provider's Office
Topics that might be of interest to you Diseases & Conditions
• Cardiogenic Shock
• Heart Attack
• Hypovolemic Shock
• Septic Shock
Tests & Exams
• Blood Pressure
• Pulse
Other Topics
• Breathing Difficulty
• Heat Emergencies
• Paleness
• Physical Examination
• Shock
• Stress and Anxiety
• Vital Signs
Review Date : 2/19/2002
Reviewed By : Todd Severson, M.D., Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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