Medical Semiology — Introduction and General Principles

Clinical assessment · Clinical Bases

How it begins

Introduction, epistemological foundations and general principles of the clinical method, anamnesis, physical examination and diagnostic reasoning.

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