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 and mucous membranes
- Abdomen (abdomen)
- Shape of the abdomen?
- Skin color? Skin texture?
- Efflorescences (skin changes)?
- Pulsations? Bowel movements?
- Visible vessels?
- Scars? Hernias (fractures)?
- Genital
- Palpation (palpation) of the abdomen (groin region) (pressure pain?, knock pain?, release pain?, cough pain?, defensive tension?, hernial orifices?, kidney bearing knock pain?)
- Palpation of the genitals (penis and scrotum; assessment of pubescence (pubic hair), penile length (between 7-10 cm when flaccid), and testicular position and size (using orchimeter if necessary)).
- Digital rectal examination (DRU): 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)). [prallelastic gland with a smooth surface, which can grow up to the size of a tangerine].
- Inspection (viewing).
- Cancer prevention
- Health check
Square brackets [ ] indicate possible pathological (pathological) physical findings.
