A comprehensive clinical examination is the basis for selecting further diagnostic steps:
- General physical examination – including blood pressure, pulse, body weight, height; furthermore:
- Inspection (viewing).
- Skin, mucous membranes and sclerae (white part of the eye).
- Inspection and palpation (palpation) of the thyroid gland.
- Auscultation (listening) of the heart
- Examination of the lungs
- Inspection (viewing).
- Neurological examination
- Psychiatric examination
- Health check
