MEDICAL SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS (S)

Question 1

a sign is something that can be observed ____, while a
symptom is felt ____

Answer 1

externally,

internally

Question 2

T/f

both signs and symptoms are present because of an underlying health condition

Answer 2

T

Question 3

T/f

both signs and symptoms are present because of an underlying health condition

Answer 3

T

Question 4

these two should match when coming up with a diagnosis

Answer 4

SIGN AND SYMPTOM

Question 5

→moisture
→heart rate
→color
→temperature

A. Sign
B. Symptom

Answer 5

A

Question 6

→nausea
→dizziness
→pain
→fatigue

A. Sign
B. Symptom

Answer 6

B

Question 7

subjective

Answer 7

SYMPTOMS

Question 8

perceived only by the patient

Answer 8

SYMPTOMS

Question 9

recognized or described by a person experiencing it

Answer 9

SYMPTOMS

Question 10

examples of SYMPTOMS

Answer 10

o nasal congestion
o fatigue
o thirst
o loss of taste or smell
o feeling of misery
o dizziness
o numbness
o lightheadedness
o ringing of ears
o itchiness
o nausea
o vision disturbances

Question 11

are feelings or sensations that the patient has something or experiences that could indicate medical conditions/disease

Answer 11

SYMPTOMS

Question 12

specific and associated with a specific medical condition

Answer 12

SYMPTOMS

Question 13

non-specific and could not be explained (ex.: unexplained
weight loss, headache, pain, fatigue, malaise, loss of
appetite, stiffness of neck, irritability, blurring of vision,
itchiness, etc.)

Answer 13

symptoms

Question 14

7 cardinal features of symptom

Answer 14

o location
o radiation
o quality/intensity
o quantification
o chronology
o setting (ex.: position when pain is felt or not felt)
o modifying and associated factors (may be relieving or
aggravating factors)

Question 15

DIFFERENT SYMPTOMS

Answer 15

Acute Symptoms

Chronic Symptoms

Relapsing Symptoms

Remitting Symptoms

Question 16

sudden and abrupt

A. Acute Symptoms
B. Chronic Symptoms
C. Relapsing Symptoms
D. Remitting Symptoms

Answer 16

A

Question 17

recur over long period

A. Acute Symptoms
B. Chronic Symptoms
C. Relapsing Symptoms
D. Remitting Symptoms

Answer 17

B

Question 18

symptoms that were considered resolved but returned and worse

A. Acute Symptoms
B. Chronic Symptoms
C. Relapsing Symptoms
D. Remitting Symptoms

Answer 18

C

Question 19

symptoms that improve and disappear or are gone

A. Acute Symptoms
B. Chronic Symptoms
C. Relapsing Symptoms
D. Remitting Symptoms

Answer 19

D

Question 20

objective findings or evidence

Answer 20

MEDICAL SIGN

Question 21

observable phenomenon

Answer 21

MEDICAL SIGN

Question 22

measured by another person

Answer 22

MEDICAL SIGN

Question 23

examples:
o vital signs (heart rate, respiratory rate, temperature, blood pressure, pulse oximetry)

o clubbing of fingers
o tenderness
o rashes
o blisters
o fever
o withdrawing from friends

Answer 23

MEDICAL SIGN

Question 24

other diagnostic aids of MEDICAL SIGN

Answer 24

o chest x-rays
o CBC or laboratory tests
o MRI

Question 25

DIFFERENT SIGNS

Answer 25

Diagnostic Signs Pathognomonic Signs Prognostic Signs Anamnestic Sign

Question 26

help the physician identify or diagnose a certain medical condition →ex.: high PSA (patients with benign prostatic hypertrophy) and chest x-ray A. Diagnostic Signs B. Pathognomonic Signs C. Prognostic Signs D. Anamnestic Sign

Answer 26

A

Question 27

→ex.: bronze-like skin pigmentation in Addison’s disease → ex.: in diabetes type II, there is nigra albicans A. Diagnostic Signs B. Pathognomonic Signs C. Prognostic Signs D. Anamnestic Sign

Answer 27

B

Question 28

predict health outcome or course of an illness →ex.: the stage of cancer through biopsy A. Diagnostic Signs B. Pathognomonic Signs C. Prognostic Signs D. Anamnestic Sign

Answer 28

C

Question 29

→indicator of past medical condition →ex.: scars A. Diagnostic Signs B. Pathognomonic Signs C. Prognostic Signs D. Anamnestic Sign

Answer 29

D