Guyon's test (three-glass test): what it is and what it indicates in relation to…
The Guyon test (or 'three-glass test') is a diagnostic investigation used in medical semeiotics, which is used when…
Semeiotics of the heart: history in the complete cardiac physical examination
The objective examination of the heart includes auscultation, inspection and percussion, but to arrive at a…
What is genital prolapse?
Genital prolapse refers to the descent of the pelvic organs through the vaginal canal. To better understand how it…
Pathologies of the kidney: what are positive and negative Giordano's sign
The Giordano manoeuvre is a manoeuvre used in medical semeiotics to investigate the presence of kidney pain; it is…
Electrical cardioversion: what it is, when it saves a life
Electrical cardioversion, CVE, is a therapeutic procedure used to restore normal heart rhythm in patients with…
Let's talk about flat foot: what problems does it cause?
Flat foot - from the Latin pes planus - is a dysmorphism that occurs with altered anatomical relationships of the…
Peritonitis: definition, causes, symptoms, diagnosis, types and treatment
Peritonitis is an inflammation of the serosa (called 'peritoneum') that lines the viscera and abdominal cavity,…
Semeiotics of the heart and cardiac tone: the 4 cardiac tones and the added tones
Cardiac tones are short, transient acoustic events, produced by the opening and closing of valves; they are divided…
Kidney diseases, kidney ballot manoeuvre: what it is, how it is performed and what…
The kidney ballot maneuver is a technique used in medical semeiotics to appreciate the abnormal displacement of an…
Anorgasmia (frigidity) - The female orgasm
The female orgasm is defined, on a physiological level, as a reflex that is generated mainly by stimulation of…