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Physical examination and Symptom

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Difference between Physical examination and Symptom

Physical examination vs. Symptom

A physical examination, medical examination, or clinical examination (more popularly known as a check-up) is the process by which a medical professional investigates the body of a patient for signs of disease. A symptom (from Greek σύμπτωμα, "accident, misfortune, that which befalls", from συμπίπτω, "I befall", from συν- "together, with" and πίπτω, "I fall") is a departure from normal function or feeling which is noticed by a patient, reflecting the presence of an unusual state, or of a disease.

Similarities between Physical examination and Symptom

Physical examination and Symptom have 7 things in common (in Unionpedia): Chronic condition, Disease, Hypertension, Hypocalcaemia, Medical history, Medical sign, Patient.

Chronic condition

A chronic condition is a human health condition or disease that is persistent or otherwise long-lasting in its effects or a disease that comes with time.

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Disease

A disease is any condition which results in the disorder of a structure or function in an organism that is not due to any external injury.

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Hypertension

Hypertension (HTN or HT), also known as high blood pressure (HBP), is a long-term medical condition in which the blood pressure in the arteries is persistently elevated.

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Hypocalcaemia

Hypocalcaemia, also spelled hypocalcemia, is low calcium levels in the blood serum.

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Medical history

The medical history or case history of a patient is information gained by a physician by asking specific questions, either of the patient or of other people who know the person and can give suitable information, with the aim of obtaining information useful in formulating a diagnosis and providing medical care to the patient.

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Medical sign

A medical sign is an objective indication of some medical fact or characteristic that may be detected by a patient or anyone, especially a physician, before or during a physical examination of a patient.

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Patient

A patient is any recipient of health care services.

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Physical examination and Symptom Comparison

Physical examination has 110 relations, while Symptom has 42. As they have in common 7, the Jaccard index is 4.61% = 7 / (110 + 42).

References

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