what is the difference between symptoms and signs?
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Symptoms are subjective
Signs are objective
Example: I have a sore throat - a symptom
The doctor notices your glands are swollen - a sign
symptoms and signs are simular but symptoms are more defined just as red spots with little blisters in them are a symptom of chicken spots. A sign of chicken spots is a loss of appetite and a fever.
nothing i would say. Isnt it just the choice of words? interesting
There is a difference.
Signs can be visually seen by say medical personnel, like swelling
Syrmptoms are more subjective, like reporting of a headache.
Symptoms are what the patient feels (for example, chest pain or nausea); signs are what another person (a physician or other diagnosing practitioner) sees as evidence of disease or abnormality (for example, an abnormal test result, or that a particular exam is unusually painful).
yes the symptoms are movable and the signs are statioary ,symptoms are problematic when signs are pointers ways which to go!!
As a EMT we are taught , Sysptoms = what the pt tells us (ex I feel pains it my left leg,it really hurts ). Signs = What we see ( ex swelling,reddness to left lower leg ) Hope this helps.
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