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).
- Auscultation (listening) of the heart.
- Auscultation of the lungs [respiratory distress]
- Palpation (palpation) of the abdomen (abdomen) (tenderness?, knocking pain?, coughing pain?, defensive tension?, hernial orifices?, kidney bearing knocking pain?)
- Neurological examination – including testing of reflexes and sensorimotor function[due topossible symptoms:
- Concentration and memory disorders
- Headaches
- Dizziness]
- If necessary, orthopedic examination [due topossible symptom: pain of the musculoskeletal system].
- Psychiatric examination [due topossible symptoms:
- Chronic fatigue
- Fatigue
- Sleep disturbances]
[due topossible causes:
- Mental stress
- Stress]
[due topossible secondary diseases:
- Fear
- Depression
- Social isolation]
- Health check
Square brackets [ ] indicate possible pathological (pathological) physical findings.
