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Soplos y otros ruidos cardíacos - Tratamiento

Nombres alternativos

Soplos o sonidos del tórax; Tonos o ruidos cardíacos anormales

Lo que se puede esperar en el consultorio médico:

El médico generalmente descubre un soplo cardíaco durante un examen físico. Usted puede o no haber estado consciente de su presencia. El examen físico incluye una evaluación minuciosa de los ruidos cardíacos.

El médico puede hacer las siguientes preguntas:

  • ¿Otros miembros de la familia han tenido soplos u otros ruidos cardíacos anormales?
  • ¿Hay antecedentes familiares de problemas cardíacos?
  • ¿Qué otros síntomas tiene? como:
    • coloración azulada de la piel ( cianosis)
    • dolor torácico
    • desmayo (síncope)
    • hepatomegalia
    • venas del cuello distendidas
    • cambios en los ruidos pulmonares
    • dificultad para respirar
    • hinchazón
    • aumento de peso

Entre los exámenes de diagnóstico para determinar la causa de un soplo u otro ruido cardíaco anormal "nuevo" están:

  • Fecha de revisión: 5/15/2008
  • Versión en inglés revisada por:Alan Berger, MD, Assistant Professor, Divisions of Cardiology and Epidemiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
  • Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc

Referencias

Otto CM, Bonow RO. Valvular Heart Disease. In: Libby P, Bonow RO, Mann DL, Zipes DP. Libby: Braunwald's Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine. 8th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsever; 2007:chap 62.

Fang JC, O'Gara PT. The History and Physical Examination: An Evidence-Based Approach. In: Libby P, Bonow RO, Mann DL, Zipes DP. Libby: Braunwald's Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine. 8th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsever; 2007:chap 11.

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