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 eyes [burning eyes; xeroderma (dry skin); pruritus (itching); exanthema (rash)]
- Nasopharynx (nasopharynx) [mucosal irritation; rhinitis (cold)]
- Extremities [sensory disturbances]
- Auscultation (listening) of the heart
- Auscultation of the lungs [respiratory infections and coughs such as bronchitis; worsening of preexisting respiratory conditions such as bronchial asthma]
- Palpation (palpation) of the abdomen (abdomen) (tenderness?, knocking pain?, coughing pain?, defensive tension?, hernial orifices?, renal bearing knocking pain?)
- Inspection (viewing).
- If necessary, neurological examination [due topossible symptoms:
- Headache
- Dizziness]
- Psychiatric examination [due topossible symptom: depression][due todifferential diagnoses:
- Burnout syndrome
- Chronic overload
- Depression]
[due topossible sequelae:
- Impairment of the quality of life
- Depression
- Drug dependence
- Stigma]
- Health Check
Square brackets [ ] indicate possible pathological (pathological) physical findings.
