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imported>Howard C. Berkowitz (New page: {{subpages}} In medicine, a '''symptom''' is a subjective description of a patient's experience, as recounted by the patient or a lay observer. "Ouch! I can't put any weight on my ankle" i...) |
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Revision as of 22:03, 28 August 2008
In medicine, a symptom is a subjective description of a patient's experience, as recounted by the patient or a lay observer. "Ouch! I can't put any weight on my ankle" is a symptom, while a positive result by an examiner using the Ottawa ankle rules or an X-ray showing a fracture would be a sign.