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
- Aparato Cardiovascular
- 1. Introduction to Cardiovascular Semiology
- · 1.1 The Cardiac Cycle and its Semiological Expression
- 2. Cardiac Surface Anatomy
- · 2.1 Cardiac Projection on the Chest Wall
- · 2.2 Cardiac Auscultation Focuses
- 3. Cardiovascular history
- · 3.1 Cardinal Symptoms
- · 3.2 Cardiovascular Risk Factors
- · 3.3 NYHA Functional Classification
- 4. General Cardiovascular Inspection
- · 4.1 Facies and Constitutional Habit
- · 4.2 Cardiovascular Cutaneous Signs
- · 4.3 Signs on the Neck
- 5. Blood Pulse
- · 5.1 Palpation Technique
- · 5.2 Characteristics of the Normal Pulse
- · 5.3 Pathological Types of Pulse
- 6. Blood Pressure
- · 6.1 Measurement Technique
- · 6.2 Classification of HTN (ESC 2023)
- · 6.3 Pulse Pressure and Average Blood Pressure
- · 6.4 Secondary HTA — Semiological Keys
- 7. Jugular Venous Pulse (JVP)
- · 7.1 Exploration Technique
- · 7.2 Components of the Normal Venous Pulse
- · 7.3 PVY Alterations
- 8. Cardiac Palpation
- · 8.1 Toe Shock (Ictus Cordis / PMI)
- · 8.2 Parasternal and Epigastric Lifts
- · 8.3 Thrills
- 9. Cardiac Percussion
- · 9.1 Areas of Cardiac Dullness
- 10. Cardiac Auscultation — Principles
- 11. Normal Heart Sounds
- · 11.1 First Noise (S1)
- · 11.2 Second Noise (S2)
- 12. Adventitious Heart Sounds
- · 12.1 Third Sound (S3) — Ventricular Gallop
- · 12.2 Fourth Noise (S4) — Auricular Gallop
- · 12.3 Opening Click (CA)
- · 12.4 Systolic Ejection Click
- · 12.5 Midsystolic Click (Mitral Prolapse Click)
- · 12.6 Pericardial Rub
- · 12.7 Tumor Noise (Tumor Plop)
- 13. Heart Murmurs — Semiology
- · 13.1 Semiological Characteristics of Murmurs
- · 13.2 Functional Murmurs (Innocent)
- 14. Valvulopathies — Detailed Semiology
- · 14.1 Mitral Stenosis (MS)
- · 14.2 Mitral Insufficiency (MI)
- · 14.3 Aortic Stenosis (AS)
- · 14.4 Aortic Insufficiency (AI)
- · 14.5 Other Relevant Valve Diseases
- 15. Chest Pain of Cardiovascular Origin
- · 15.1 Anginous Pain
- · 15.2 Differential Diagnosis of Chest Pain
- 16. Dyspnea of Cardiac Origin
- · 16.1 Mechanisms of Cardiac Dyspnea
- · 16.2 Types of Cardiac Dyspnea
- 17. Syncope and Presyncope
- · 17.1 Etiological Classification of Syncope
- 18. Palpitations
- · 18.1 Interrogation of Palpitations
- · 18.2 Arrhythmic Differential Diagnosis
- 19. Edema of Cardiovascular Origin
- · 19.1 Characteristics of Cardiac Edema
- · 19.2 Differential Diagnosis of Edema
- 20. Cyanosis of Cardiovascular Origin
- · 20.1 Hyperoxia Test
- 21. Heart Failure — Clinical Syndrome
- · 21.1 Classification by Ejection Fraction (FEVI)
- · 21.2 Framingham Criteria for the Diagnosis of HF
- · 21.3 Physical Findings in the Left CI
- · 21.4 Physical Findings in the Right CI
- 22. Cor Pulmonale
- · 22.1 Cor Pulmonale Clinic
- · 22.2 Graham-Steell murmur
- 23. Cardiac Tamponade
- · 23.1 Beck's Triad
- · 23.2 Additional Signs of Plugging
- 24. Cardiogenic Shock
- · 24.1 Clinical Findings of Cardiogenic Shock
- 25. Electrocardiogram — Systematic Interpretation
- · 25.1 Normal Values
- · 25.2 High Clinical Priority ECG Patterns
- 26. Clinical Correlations and Summary Table
- · 26.1 Comparative Table of Valvulopathies
- · 26.2 Integrated Clinical Scenarios
- · 26.3 Cardiovascular Signs of High Diagnostic Value
- · 26.4 Cardiovascular Warning Signs — Red Flags
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- Semiology
- Category
- Clinical Bases
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- Reviewed
- 2026-08-02