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Semiology: Cardiovascular System

Semiology: Cardiovascular System — Expert Level Guide

How it begins

Exploración sistemática del corazón y grandes vasos, semiología de ruidos y soplos, síndromes cardíacos clásicos, síntomas cardinales y correlaciones fisiopatológicas para la práctica clínica de nivel experto.

What it covers

  1. Aparato Cardiovascular
  2. 1. Introduction to Cardiovascular Semiology
  3. · 1.1 The Cardiac Cycle and its Semiological Expression
  4. 2. Cardiac Surface Anatomy
  5. · 2.1 Cardiac Projection on the Chest Wall
  6. · 2.2 Cardiac Auscultation Focuses
  7. 3. Cardiovascular history
  8. · 3.1 Cardinal Symptoms
  9. · 3.2 Cardiovascular Risk Factors
  10. · 3.3 NYHA Functional Classification
  11. 4. General Cardiovascular Inspection
  12. · 4.1 Facies and Constitutional Habit
  13. · 4.2 Cardiovascular Cutaneous Signs
  14. · 4.3 Signs on the Neck
  15. 5. Blood Pulse
  16. · 5.1 Palpation Technique
  17. · 5.2 Characteristics of the Normal Pulse
  18. · 5.3 Pathological Types of Pulse
  19. 6. Blood Pressure
  20. · 6.1 Measurement Technique
  21. · 6.2 Classification of HTN (ESC 2023)
  22. · 6.3 Pulse Pressure and Average Blood Pressure
  23. · 6.4 Secondary HTA — Semiological Keys
  24. 7. Jugular Venous Pulse (JVP)
  25. · 7.1 Exploration Technique
  26. · 7.2 Components of the Normal Venous Pulse
  27. · 7.3 PVY Alterations
  28. 8. Cardiac Palpation
  29. · 8.1 Toe Shock (Ictus Cordis / PMI)
  30. · 8.2 Parasternal and Epigastric Lifts
  31. · 8.3 Thrills
  32. 9. Cardiac Percussion
  33. · 9.1 Areas of Cardiac Dullness
  34. 10. Cardiac Auscultation — Principles
  35. 11. Normal Heart Sounds
  36. · 11.1 First Noise (S1)
  37. · 11.2 Second Noise (S2)
  38. 12. Adventitious Heart Sounds
  39. · 12.1 Third Sound (S3) — Ventricular Gallop
  40. · 12.2 Fourth Noise (S4) — Auricular Gallop
  41. · 12.3 Opening Click (CA)
  42. · 12.4 Systolic Ejection Click
  43. · 12.5 Midsystolic Click (Mitral Prolapse Click)
  44. · 12.6 Pericardial Rub
  45. · 12.7 Tumor Noise (Tumor Plop)
  46. 13. Heart Murmurs — Semiology
  47. · 13.1 Semiological Characteristics of Murmurs
  48. · 13.2 Functional Murmurs (Innocent)
  49. 14. Valvulopathies — Detailed Semiology
  50. · 14.1 Mitral Stenosis (MS)
  51. · 14.2 Mitral Insufficiency (MI)
  52. · 14.3 Aortic Stenosis (AS)
  53. · 14.4 Aortic Insufficiency (AI)
  54. · 14.5 Other Relevant Valve Diseases
  55. 15. Chest Pain of Cardiovascular Origin
  56. · 15.1 Anginous Pain
  57. · 15.2 Differential Diagnosis of Chest Pain
  58. 16. Dyspnea of Cardiac Origin
  59. · 16.1 Mechanisms of Cardiac Dyspnea
  60. · 16.2 Types of Cardiac Dyspnea
  61. 17. Syncope and Presyncope
  62. · 17.1 Etiological Classification of Syncope
  63. 18. Palpitations
  64. · 18.1 Interrogation of Palpitations
  65. · 18.2 Arrhythmic Differential Diagnosis
  66. 19. Edema of Cardiovascular Origin
  67. · 19.1 Characteristics of Cardiac Edema
  68. · 19.2 Differential Diagnosis of Edema
  69. 20. Cyanosis of Cardiovascular Origin
  70. · 20.1 Hyperoxia Test
  71. 21. Heart Failure — Clinical Syndrome
  72. · 21.1 Classification by Ejection Fraction (FEVI)
  73. · 21.2 Framingham Criteria for the Diagnosis of HF
  74. · 21.3 Physical Findings in the Left CI
  75. · 21.4 Physical Findings in the Right CI
  76. 22. Cor Pulmonale
  77. · 22.1 Cor Pulmonale Clinic
  78. · 22.2 Graham-Steell murmur
  79. 23. Cardiac Tamponade
  80. · 23.1 Beck's Triad
  81. · 23.2 Additional Signs of Plugging
  82. 24. Cardiogenic Shock
  83. · 24.1 Clinical Findings of Cardiogenic Shock
  84. 25. Electrocardiogram — Systematic Interpretation
  85. · 25.1 Normal Values
  86. · 25.2 High Clinical Priority ECG Patterns
  87. 26. Clinical Correlations and Summary Table
  88. · 26.1 Comparative Table of Valvulopathies
  89. · 26.2 Integrated Clinical Scenarios
  90. · 26.3 Cardiovascular Signs of High Diagnostic Value
  91. · 26.4 Cardiovascular Warning Signs — Red Flags

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Subject
Semiology
Category
Clinical Bases
Type
Study Guide
Sections
91
Reviewed
2026-08-02
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