Principles of Anatomy and Physiology 14e with Atlas of the Skeleton Set (14th Edition)

Published by Wiley
ISBN 10: 1-11877-456-6
ISBN 13: 978-1-11877-456-4

Chapter 1 - An Introduction to the Human Body - Checkpoint - Page 12: 11

Answer

Symptoms are subjective manifestations of diseases or disorders that can be perceived only by the patient or sufferer who is experiencing them. Examples are nausea, pain, dizziness, and headache Signs are objective expressions of disease which can be observed by others than the sufferer or which can be clinically detected and measured by medical methods or instruments. Example of clinical signs are high blood pressure, tachycardia, bradycardia, limb fracture, fever etc

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Symptoms are subjective phenomena that can be perceived only by the person experiencing them; Examples are pain, anxiety, and fatigue. Signs are objective disease phenomena that can be observed, detected, and measured by medical tests. Examples of signs are high blood pressure, fever, diarrhea, and fractures.
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