symptom
Medical term Pathophysiology and Disease Processes
A subjective change the patient reports, such as pain or nausea.
Sources
- Clinical Nursing Skills, Chapter 4 Key Terms · OpenStax
Free practice questions that use symptom
- Medical Terminology, question 3A prescription label reads "Take 1 tablet PRN for pain." What does PRN mean?
- Psychology, question 3A parent describes several behaviors of a child with ADHD. Which one is a hyperactive-impulsive symptom rather than an inattentive symptom?
Related terms
- nauseaAn uneasy feeling in the stomach, often with an urge to vomit.
- painAn unpleasant sensation that usually signals injury or illness.
- sepsisA life-threatening, body-wide response to infection that can damage organs.
- shockA dangerous state in which blood flow is too low to meet the body's needs.
- signObjective evidence of disease that can be seen or measured, such as a fever reading or rash.
- strokeBrain injury caused by blocked or bleeding blood vessels in the brain.
- thrombusA blood clot that forms inside an intact blood vessel.