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What is the difference between a sign and a symptom of disease?
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A symptom is any subjective evidence of disease, while a sign is any objective evidence of disease. Therefore, a symptom is a phenomenon that is experienced by the individual affected by the disease, while a sign is a phenomenon that can be detected by someone other than the individual affected by the disease.
What is the objective of checking symptoms?
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The symptoms shown in the temperature, pulse, and respiration. dissociation symptom anesthesia to pain and to heat and cold, without impairment of tactile sensibility. objective symptom one perceptible to others than the patient, such as pallor, rapid pulse, rapid respiration, or restlessness.
Are signs and symptoms subjective or objective?
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However, stomachache, lower-back pain, and fatigue, for example, are symptoms and can only be felt by the patient; they are subjective - others only know about it if the patient tells them. The observer defines whether it is a sign or symptom. A history of signs and symptoms