Inspection (medicine)
The inspection ( lat. Inspectio "inspection", "see-through") is the viewing of a patient by the examiner. It takes place as a consideration of the body , a body region or body opening (for example the oral cavity to determine the dental status) and is the first component of the physical examination in the context of medical diagnostics . It follows the anamnesis .
The inspection provides the doctor with initial objective information on the general condition of the patient, body structure and proportions , skin , behavior and any deviations from the healthy condition due to illness . The visual inspection is usually followed by palpation .
Criteria for the inspection:
- State of mind, language
- Posture, movement sequence, paralysis, gait, facial expressions and gestures
- Breathing rhythm ( pathological form of breathing )
- General condition, nutritional condition, weight and height
- State of force
- Skin color, hair
- Skin abnormalities, atrophies, swellings
- Deformities, skull shape
- Abnormalities of the eyes
literature
- Herbert Lippert : Anatomy on the living. An exercise program for medical students. Springer 1989. ISBN 3-540-50713-2 .
- Klaus Holldack, Klaus Gahl: Auscultation and percussion. Inspection and palpation. Thieme, Stuttgart 1955; 10th, revised edition, ibid. 1986, ISBN 3-13-352410-0 , pp. 8-14, 24-40, 44-48, 55-62, 86-101, 156, 160, 164, 167, 173-177 , 180, 182, 184, 186, 188-191, 194, 207 f., 227, 230-238, 263 and more often.