Vision
Hearing
Pulse Q
Atrial fibrillation? a
Cognitive function
Abbreviated mental test
Muscle
Wasting9
Strength?
A Wasting of smali muscles of hands in rheumatoid arthritis
Per rectum
Faecal impaction? Prostatę size/consistency in men
H Gait and balance
Get up and go test
Fuli systems examination with particular attention to the above
Eft
Joints
Deformity?
Pain?
Swelling?
A Severe kyphosis
Eroct and supinc blood pressure T"
Postu rai hypotension? ^
Nutrition Q
Body mass index Height calculated łrom arm demispan or knee height to compensate for loss of vertebral height
Measurement of knee height^
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