Medical Semiology — Introduction and General Principles

Semiology · Clinical Bases

How it begins

Introducción, fundamentos epistemológicos y principios generales del método clínico, la anamnesis, la exploración física y el razonamiento diagnóstico.

What it covers

1. Concept and Object of Medical Semiology
2. · § Object of Study: the Diagnostic Triangle
3. · § The Clinical Method: General Structure
4. History and Evolution of the Clinical Method
5. · § Fundamental Historical Stages
6. The Symptom: Definition, Taxonomy and Semiological Analysis
7. · § Classification of Symptoms
8. · § Semiological Analysis of the Symptom: The 7 Attributes of the Symptom (Mnemonics ALICIA / SOCRATES)
9. · § Pain: Prototype of Semiological Analysis
10. The Clinical Sign: Definition, Types and Diagnostic Value
11. · § Classification of Clinical Signs
12. · § Diagnostic Value of the Sign: Epidemiological Indicators
13. The Syndrome: Concept, Structure and Diagnostic Utility
14. · § Characteristics of the Syndrome
15. The Anamnesis: Structure, Technique and Content
16. · § Structure of the Anamnesis
17. Interrogation by Devices and Systems
18. The Doctor-Patient Relationship: Ethical and Communicational Dimension
19. · § Doctor-Patient Relationship Models
20. · § Communication Techniques in Interrogation
21. Physical Examination: General Principles and Basic Techniques
22. · § General Principles of Exploration
23. · § The Four Techniques of the Physical Examination
24. Vital Signs and General Physical Examination
25. · § State of Consciousness: Glasgow Scale (GCS)
26. · § Anthropometric Measurements and BMI
27. · § Semiology of the Skin and Mucous membranes
28. Diagnostic Clinical Reasoning
29. · § Theoretical Models of Clinical Reasoning
30. · § Differential Diagnosis: Art and Method
31. Cognitive Biases in Medical Reasoning