Patients with diabetic foot ulcer could appear ill if ulcers are severe or infected. In severe and chronic infected ulcers patients may have fever, tachycardia and low blood pressure. Neuromuscular<unk>  of patients with diabetic foot is usually normal, except in their foot. Altered motor tone, reflexes and sensation is expected in these patients. Neuropathy symptoms score (NSS) and neuropathy disability score (NDS) are helpful in neuropathy assessment of patients with diabetic foot. Findings such as impaired vibration and pressure perception, position sense and thresholds for warm thermal perception favor the diagnosis of sensory neuropathy. It is critical to check the extremities for findings such as ulcers, peeling skin, dilated or varicose veins, shiny skin with reduced hair distribution and broken nail while examining diabetic foot. Moreover infection possibility should be evaluated. Findings such as pus, erythema, Warmth, induration and bad odor suggest the presence of infection. In some cases unroofing a small scar demonstrates a deeper infected abscesses. In the other word, evaluating an ulcer for infection must be done after debridement. Other necessary physical<unk> s in these patients are checking the capillary filling time, ankle brachial index, tactile and vibration sensation and pressure perception.
Diabetic foot physical examination
Peripheral arterial disease physical examination
Diabetic retinopathy physical examination
Diabetic nephropathy physical examination
Diabetic foot echocardiography or ultrasound
Peripheral neuropathy physical examination
Bartter syndrome physical examination
Peripheral vascular examination