A comprehensive clinical examination is the basis for selecting further diagnostic steps:
- General physical examination – including blood pressure, pulse (on both arms!), body weight, height; furthermore:
- Inspection (viewing).
- Skin and mucous membranes
- Extremities [due tosymptom: pallor/coldness of the affected arm].
- Palpation of peripheral pulses [due topossible cause: atherosclerosis (arteriosclerosis; hardening of the arteries)]
- Auscultation (listening) of the heart
- Inspection (viewing).
- Ophthalmologic examination [due tosymptom: visual disturbances, unspecified].
- ENT examination [due tosymptoms:
- Tinnitus (ringing in the ears), unspecified.
- Pain in the affected arm
- Vertigo (dizziness), seizure-like]
- Neurological examination [due tosymptoms:
- Ataxia (gait disturbances)
- Unconsciousness, seizure-like
- Sensory disturbances]
- Health check
Square brackets [ ] indicate possible pathological (pathological) physical findings.
