A comprehensive clinical examination is the basis for selecting further diagnostic steps:
- General physical examination – including blood pressure, pulse, body weight, height; further:
- Inspection (looking at) and palpation (feeling) of the shoulder, upper and lower arm, and hands.
- Auscultation (listening) of the heart
- Auscultation (listening) of the lungs
- Orthopedic examination – including range of motion
- Neurological examination – including testing of reflexes, sensitivity, motor skills.
