Hypertriglyceridemia: Examination

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) [xanthomas – small yellowish-white skin lesions].
    • Auscultation (listening) of the heart [early atherosclerosis (arteriosclerosis, hardening of the arteries) → coronary artery disease (CAD)]
    • Palpation (palpation) of the abdomen (abdomen) (pressure pain?, knock pain?, cough pain?, defensive tension?, hernial orifices?, renal bearing knock pain?)
  • Health check

Square brackets [ ] indicate possible pathological (pathological) physical findings.