Cardiovascular | Pulse – radial, rate & rhythm, B/P, Anaemia, cyanosis – central & peripheral JVP – elevation, oedema, apex beat position, Heart sounds + systolic murmurs (mitral regurgitation & aortic stenosis) Auscultation of lung bases, clinical features of DVT. |
Respiratory | Clubbing, CO2 retention flap, cyanosis – central & peripheral, Respiratory rate, accessory muscles, trachea position, Chest shape/scars/movement Chest – percussion/breath sounds/vocal resonance. |
Abdominal | Stigmata of liver disease, hydration status, abdominal inspection, Palpation for comfort/guarding/hepatomegaly, Bladder palpation & percussion, inguinal hernial orifices, Bowel sounds, rectal examination (when to perform). |
Neurological | Glasgow coma scale, Abbreviated Mental Test Score, Facial weakness, limb weakness, Meningism, features of septicaemia |