Clinical Symptom Identification and Medical Terminology
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General Symptoms
- Duration
- Frequency
- Time
- Chills
- Sweats
- Night sweats
- Rigor
- Malaise
- Weakness
- Weight loss
- Delirium
- Anorexia
- Vomiting
- Photophobia
Bleeding
- Nose
- Skin
- Bruising
Aches and Pains
- Head
- Teeth
- Eyes
- Abdomen
- Chest
- Neck
- Loin
- Back
- Pubic
- Muscle
- Bone
Skin and Urinary Symptoms
Skin
- Rash
- Pruritus
- Bruising
Urinary
- Dysuria
- Frequency
- Strangury
- Discoloration
Systemic Clinical Signs
Cardiovascular System (CVS)
- Dyspnoea
- Palpitations
- Heart irregularity
Respiratory
- Cough
- Sore throat
- Dyspnoea
Gastrointestinal System (GIS)
- Diarrhoea
- Malaena
Neurological
- Vision and Diplopia
- Photophobia
- Blackouts
- Diplopia
Medical vs. Non-Medical Terminology
| Medical Term | Non-Medical Term |
|---|---|
| Paraesthesia | Pins and needles |
| Productive cough | Coughing up phlegm or spit |
| Anaesthesia | Numbness |
| Retrosternal chest pain | Pain behind the breast bone |
| Orthopnea | Shortness of breath when you lie down |
| Stress incontinence | Trouble holding your water |
| Dysmenorrhoea | Painful periods |
| Dyspepsia | Indigestion |
| Oedema | Swelling, puffiness |
| Intermittent claudication | Cramp in the leg muscles which come and go |
| Insomnia | Sleeplessness |
| Dyspnoea | Out of breath, out of puff, breathlessness |