2006-08-28 01:34:10 · 7 answers · asked by cutie_19 1 in Health ➔ Alternative Medicine
Symptoms are subjective
Signs are objective
Example: I have a sore throat - a symptom
The doctor notices your glands are swollen - a sign
2006-08-28 01:44:08 · answer #1 · answered by Eric H 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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.
2006-08-28 08:40:29 · answer #2 · answered by c0mplicated_s0ul 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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).
2006-08-28 08:43:14 · answer #3 · answered by medrecgal1973 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes the symptoms are movable and the signs are statioary ,symptoms are problematic when signs are pointers ways which to go!!
2006-08-28 08:52:31 · answer #4 · answered by wise 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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.
2006-08-28 11:22:41 · answer #5 · answered by R W 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a difference.
Signs can be visually seen by say medical personnel, like swelling
Syrmptoms are more subjective, like reporting of a headache.
2006-08-28 08:43:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
nothing i would say. Isnt it just the choice of words? interesting
2006-08-28 08:40:57 · answer #7 · answered by Mrs D 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋