Assessment of general condition and vital signs: consciousness (anxiety or a tendency to fainting), breathing (tachypnea, gentlebreath).
Determination of posture that the patient takes to relieve pain:
- Position of the embryo (with pancreatitis); - Right leg bent at the hip and knee joints (with lumbar appendicitis and intestinal colic); - The patient is trying to lie perfectly still (with diffuse peritonitis).
A visual assessment of skin color (pale, moist, yellow), visible mucous membranes (dry tongue, the presence of plaque), participation in the act of breathing the abdomen.
Study of heart rate, heart rate measurement, the measurement of blood pressure (tachycardia, hypotension in hypovolemia ).
