Other

Finally, the following checks should be made:

• palpate peripheral pulses and check for bruits in the carotid and femoral arteries
  
  
• peripheral oedma
  
  
• peripheral vascular disease, both venous and arterial
  
  
• tendon xanthomata
  
  
• stigmata of infective endocarditis
  
  
• fundoscopy for:
  • Roth's spots
  • hypertensive retinopathy
    
    
• urinanalysis for the haematuria of endocarditis
  
  
• take the temperature

Reference

1. Bickley LS. Bates' Pocket Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking. 9th edn. Woltens Kluwer. 2020.