Low Blood Pressure (Hypotension): 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 and mucous membranes [pallor].
    • Extremities [cold hands and feet]
  • Auscultation (listening) of the heart.
  • Auscultation of the lungs
• Health check

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