Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
By
Hussein Awad Hussein Mohammed
Examination of Mucous Membranes
1-Color.
2-Presence or absence of lesions.
3-Presence or absence of discharges
(exudates).
(A)-Changes in the color of mucous membranes
1-Normally:
Either bright red or rosy red color.
2-Abnormally:
a-Anemic mucous membranes:
*Causes:
•Blood loss.
•Haemolysis (blood parasites such as Babesia)
•Leucosis
•Nutritional deficiency (iron deficiency)
•Exposure to X-rays for long run.
b)-Congestive mucous membranes:
*Causes:
•Limited congestion (inflammation at the site of mm.)
•Diffused congestion: as in diseases of heart, and
lung.
1-Normally:
Mucous membranes are normally of intact
surfaces.
2-Abnormally:
presence of lesions in the form of vesicle,
papule, pustule, erosions, or even ulcers.
*Causes:
Contagious pleuropneumonia of horse, cattle
plague, and canine plague.
(C)-Presence or absence of discharges (exudates).
1-Normally:
No exudates but covered with thin layer of
serous fluid keep the mucous membranes
moisted.
2-Abnormally:
Presence of inflammatory discharges either
mucoid, febrinous, purulent or Mucopurulent
discharges. And either unilateral or bilateral in
case of nasal discharges.