A comprehensive clinical examination is the basis for selecting further diagnostic steps:
- General physical examination – including blood pressure, pulse, body weight, height; further:
- Inspection (viewing).
- Skin, mucous membranes and body structure
- Inspection and palpation (palpation) of the thyroid gland.
- Inspection and palpation of the mammae (mammary glands) [very rare: galactorrhea/diseased mammary discharge] [due todifferential diagnosis: hyperprolactinemia/elevation of prolactin levels in the blood].
- Inspection and palpation of abdomen (belly), inguinal region (groin region), etc. (tenderness?, tapping pain?, release pain?, coughing pain?, guarding pain?, hernial orifices?, renal bearing claudication?)
- Inspection and palpation of genitalia (penis and scrotum); assessment of:
- Pubescence (pubic hair).
- Penis (penis length: between 7-10 cm when flaccid; presence of: Indurations (tissue hardening), anomalies, phimosis / foreskin constriction?)
- Testicular position and size (if necessary by orchimeter).
- Digital rectal examination (DRU): examination of the rectum (rectum) and adjacent organs with the finger by palpation (assessment of the prostate in size, shape and consistency, if necessary, detection of indurations (tissue hardening)).
- Inspection (viewing).
- Health check
Square brackets [ ] indicate possible pathological (pathological) physical findings.
