A comprehensive clinical examination is the basis for selecting further diagnostic steps:
- General physical examination – including blood pressure, pulse, body temperature, body weight, body height; further:
- Inspection (viewing).
- Skin, mucous membranes, and sclerae (white part of the eye) [pruritus (itching), edema (water retention), generalized urticaria (hives)]
- Abdomen (abdomen)
- Shape of the abdomen?
- Skin color? Skin texture?
- Efflorescences (skin changes)?
- Pulsations? Bowel movements?
- Visible vessels?
- Scars? Hernias (fractures)?
- Inspection and palpation of lymph node stations [lymphadenopathy (lymph node enlargement)].
- Auscultation (listening) of the heart.
- Examination of the lungs
- Auscultation of the lungs [bronchitis].
- Palpation (palpation) of the abdomen (abdomen) (tenderness?, knocking pain?, coughing pain?, defensive tension?, hernial orifices?, kidney bearing knocking pain?)
- Digital rectal examination (DRU): examination of the rectum (rectal) [rectal bleeding].
- Inspection (viewing).
- Urological examination [due tosymptoms: Dysuria (difficult (painful) urination), hematuria (blood in the urine), urinary tract infections].
- Male genital examination wg symptoms:
- Inspection and palpation of the penis and scrotum (scrotum).
- Male genital examination wg symptoms:
- Gynecological examination – to exclude genital lesions.
Square brackets [ ] indicate possible pathological (pathological) physical findings.
