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; furthermore:
- Inspection (viewing).
- Skin
- Extremities (including measurement of lower leg circumference bilaterally) [signs of inflammation (redness and pain), swelling, induration; pressure-sensitive strand in vein course]
- Inspection (viewing).
Square brackets [ ] indicate possible pathological (pathological) physical findings.