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Difference between sign and symptom

Non-medical people use words such as ‘sign and symptom’, ‘Hospital and clinic’, ‘Packing an
Packaging’ interchangeably. But in medical science studies, knowing the difference between sign
and symptom is important.

Signs
Definition physical manifestation of disease or
injury, an illness that is measurable
and reproducible
Recognized by any observer such as patients,
doctors, other healthcare
professionals, and other people.
Example swelling, bleeding, fractures,
How to Check Can measure by checking
temperature, taking X-ray,
monitoring pulse rate, blood test and
more.
Nature Objective
Types Anamnestic signs refer to the past
experience of the disease or
conditions. For instance, a paralysis
stroke, heart attack.
Symptoms
clinical manifestations of a disorder of
organs or systems
perceived by only patients
headache, nausea, shivering, body
ache, muscle fatigue
Cannot be measured
Subjective
chronic symptoms - the types of
symptom where there is a long-lasting
pain, that does not go away like in
cancer, AIDS, asthma.

Prognostic signs are ones that Relapsing symptoms - the symptoms

predict future disease. In other
words, the doctor predicts the
chances of occurrence of disease
after observing the signs and
symptoms.
Diagnostic signs are ones which
indicate the actual disease from
which the patient is suffering
presently.
which reoccur after they disappear in
the past. For instance, multiple
sclerosis and cancer are examples of
symptoms.
remitting symptoms - ones that get
completely escape from the body.

Both signs and symptoms are important in medical assessments and help healthcare professionals in
diagnosing and treating diseases and conditions.