Semiology: Head and Neck
Semiology · Clinical Bases
How it begins
Análisis exhaustivo de la semiología regional de la cabeza y el cuello: cráneo, facies, ojos, nariz, oídos, boca, faringe y las estructuras cervicales (tiroides, ganglios, vasos, tráquea, laringe), con técnica de exploración, hallazgos patológicos y correlaciones diagnósticas de nivel experto.
What it covers
- Skull and Scalp General Head Inspection
- · 1.1 Skull Morphology: Normocephaly and Alterations
- · 1.2 Pathological Facies: Diagnosis at First Look
- · 1.3 Chvostek Sign and Other Facial Signs
- Ophthalmological Eye Examination: Complete Semiology
- · 2.1 Eyelids: Detailed Semiology
- · 2.2 Conjunctivae and Sclera
- · 2.3 Cornea, Iris and Lens: Systemic Diagnostic Findings
- · 2.4 Pupils: Systematic Evaluation
- · 2.5 Extrinsic Ocular Motility: Cranial Pairs III, IV and VI
- · 2.6 Visual Acuity and Confrontational Campimetry
- · 2.7 Fundus of the Eye: Direct Ophthalmoscopy
- Clinical Rhinology Nose: Inspection, Nasal Cavities and Paranasal Sinuses
- · 3.1 External Inspection of the Nose
- · 3.2 Examination of the Nasal Cavities: Anterior Rhinoscopy
- · 3.3 Paranasal Sinuses: Clinical Sinusitis
- · 3.4 Olfaction: Cranial Pair I
- Clinical Otology Ears: Otoscopy, Clinical Audiometry and Vestibular Function
- · 4.1 Auricular Pavilion: Systemic Semiology
- · 4.2 Otoscopy: External Auditory Meatus and Tympanic Membrane
- · 4.3 Tuning Fork Tests: Weber and Rinne
- · 4.4 Vestibular Function: Vertigo and Maneuvers
- Oral Cavity and Oropharynx Mouth, Tongue, Gums and Pharynx
- · 5.1 Lips and Oral Mucosa
- · 5.2 Language: Complete Semiology
- · 5.3 Gums, Teeth and Palate
- · 5.4 Pharynx and Tonsils
- Cervical Neck Examination: Thyroid, Ganglia, Vessels, Larynx and Masses
- · 6.1 Neck Inspection: Posture, Mobility and Meningismus
- · 6.2 Thyroid: Semiological Anatomy and Exploration Technique
- · 6.3 Cervical Lymph Nodes: Groups and Semiology
- · 6.4 Jugular Venous Pressure (JVP): Technique and Interpretation
- · 6.5 Carotid Pulse and Carotid Murmur
- · 6.6 Trachea, Larynx and Stridor
- · 6.7 Cervical Masses: Differential Diagnosis by Location
- · 6.8 Horner Syndrome: Precise Lesion Location
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- Subject
- Semiology
- Category
- Clinical Bases
- Type
- Study Guide
- Sections
- 36
- Reviewed
- 2026-08-02