A comprehensive clinical examination is the basis for selecting further diagnostic steps: General physical examination – including blood pressure, pulse, body weight, height; furthermore: Inspection (viewing). Skin and hair [greasy scaly yellow foci; on reddened ground; these occur preferentially in the following places: Eyebrows Hairline Between lip and nose Sweat groove] Dermatological examination [due todifferential … Seborrheic Eczema: Examination
The following symptoms and complaints may indicate polycythemia: Drowsiness Weight loss Headache Lip cyanosis (blue lips; unoxygenated hemoglobin rises to more than 5 g/dL in capillary blood) Upper abdominal discomfort Paresthesias (insensations) in the extremities. Weakness Dizziness (Vertigo) Sweating Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) The following symptoms and complaints may indicate polycythaemia vera: Nonspecific symptoms: … Polycythemia: Symptoms, Complaints, Signs
Family history (medical history) is an important component in the diagnosis of human papillomavirus (HPV) infections. Family history Social anamnesis Current medical history/systemic medical history (somatic and psychological complaints). In what places have you noticed changes? What do these changes look like? Do you have itching, burning or discharge? Do you have any bleeding? Vegetative … HPV Infection: Medical History
General measures Observance of the general hygiene measures! Prevention: No extensive washing of the ear canals with soap; this dries out the ear canal, makes the ear canal skin brittle and thus facilitates the penetration of germs. After contact with water, blow dry the ear to avoid creating a moist environment in the ear canal. … Auditory Canal Inflammation (Otitis Externa): Therapy
Pressure ulcer (thesaurus synonyms: Decubitus presacralis; decubitus sacralis; decubital ulcer; decubital ulcer of leg; decubital ulcer of foot; decubital ulcer of thigh; decubital ulcer of coccyx; decubital ulcerAnaldecubitus; Decubital ulcer of heel; Decubital ulcer of hip; Decubital ulcer of calf; Decubital ulcer of back; Decubital ulcer of anal area; Decubital ulcer of sacrum; Decubital ulcer … Pressure Ulcer
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96). Physiologic in neonates (pyramidal tract not yet fully formed). Cardiovascular system (I00-I99) Vascular disease such as apoplexy (stroke) or intracranial hemorrhage (bleeding within the skull; parenchymal, subarachnoid, sub- and epidural, and supra- and infratentorial hemorrhage) Neoplasms – tumor diseases (C00-D48). Brain tumors, unspecified Psyche – nervous system … Abnormal Reflexes: Or something else? Differential Diagnosis
The following are differential diagnoses of cardiac pain-ordered into cardiac and noncardiac conditions: In bold, the most common adult differential diagnoses; in square brackets [children, adolescents], the most common child and adolescent differential diagnoses. A. Cardiac disease (approximately 30% of all cases) Cardiovascular (I00-I99). Acute aortic syndrome (AAS): clinical pictures that can lead to rupture … Heart Pain (Cardialgia): Or something else? Differential Diagnosis
