Examination and simple tests for older patients with immobility, falls or acute confusion
| General appearance | Evidence of not coping at home |
| Parkinsonian features eg rigidity, tremor | |
| Depression | |
| Thyroid status | |
| Flushed, pyrexial | |
| Cardiovascular | Pulse including peripheral pulses |
| Lying and standing blood pressure | |
| Source of emboli—heart rhythm, murmurs, and bruits | |
| Neuromuscular system | Lateralizing signs |
| Parkinson’s disease | |
| Proximal muscle weakness | |
| Gait—Get up and Go test3 | |
| Abdomen | Masses and constipation |
| Infection | Chest auscultation |
| Urine dipstick | |
| Mental test score | Hodkinson AMT4 (see box 4) |
| Tests | 12 lead ECG |
| BM stix | |
| Urine dipstick |