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 sclerae (white part of the eye) [peripheral edema (water retention in tissues)?; signs of anemia (anemia)?]
- Peripheral pulse status (palpation of the foot pulses of the tibial artery and dorsalis pedis artery, bilaterally).
- Tuning fork test for the diagnosis and progression of diseases associated with reduced vibration sensation (pallhypesthesia) and reduced depth sensitivity (eg, diabetic polyneuropathy).
- Auscultation (listening) of the heart [signs of heart failure (cardiac insufficiency)?]
- Palpation (palpation) of the abdomen (abdomen), examination of the renal bearings, etc.
- Inspection (viewing).
- Ophthalmological examination – to exclude diabetic retinopathy as a further complication of diabetes mellitus.
- Neurological examination – to exclude diabetic polyneuropathy as a further complication of diabetes mellitus.
- Health check
Square brackets [ ] indicate possible pathological (pathological) physical findings.