Obtain patient consent for the examinationNote the patient's colour: jaundice or pigmentationLook at their body habitus: cachectic and loose skin, or skin tethering, or overweightConsider briefly their mental state: cloudy, confused, disorientated Hands Nails: clubbing, leukonychia, (and koilonychia)Palms: palmar erythema, Dupuytren's contracture, pallorHepatic flap (asterixis) Arms bruising, muscle wastingscratch marks --> axillary nodesspider naevi (+/- … Continue reading Gastrointestinal Examination