This document provides guidance on examining the cardiovascular system, including anatomy, techniques, and findings. It describes: - Assessing vital signs like blood pressure and heart rate - Evaluating jugular venous pressure and carotid pulse - Palpating the chest wall and point of maximal impulse - Auscultating heart sounds and identifying murmurs by timing, duration, shape, intensity, quality, and location The goal is to correctly identify valvular and heart disease by combining knowledge of heart anatomy and function with a systematic clinical examination.