Enter
Greet the Examiner
Sanitize your hands
Introduce yourself to the examiner
Note the patients size/weight, look for features of arthritis, COPD, skin disease
(reason for being on long term steroids)
Thin, bruised, hands for fingerpick blood glucose marks, carpal tunnel release, scars, clubbing, tar staining, thenar atrophy, weakness of thumb abduction, reduced sensation of lateral 3-5 fingers, Request a BP, armpits for acanthosis nigricans
VISUAL FIELDS FOR BITEMPORAL HEMIANOPIA.
FACE AND NECK: acne, plethora, facial fullness, hirsutism, acanthosis nigricans
Palpate for spinal tenderness, check for kyphosis (osteoporosis) and interscapular fat pads
Complete Cardiovascular and Respiratory system examination including lymph nodes
(striae, adrenalectomy scars)
Oedema and ask the patient to stand with hands crossed
