Concetti Chiave
- Symptoms are subjective experiences reported by patients, like anxiety or fatigue, which are not measurable, while signs are objective indicators found during examination, such as high blood pressure.
- The terminology for walking includes "walk unaided" for independent movement, "assisted" for movement with human support, and "with an aid" for using devices like crutches.
- Medical terms such as "nil" mean nothing, "c/o" stands for "complains of," and "to present" refers to visiting a doctor.
- The past simple tense is used for actions that are completed, the past perfect indicates actions before another past event, and the past continuous describes ongoing actions interrupted by another event.
- The past perfect continuous tense focuses on the duration or repetition of actions that occurred continuously until another past event.
Symptoms and Signs
Symptomps/complaints: problems reported to the doctor; any subjective evidence
of disease experienced and described by the individual (ex: anxiety, fatigue, pain)
può percepirli solo il paziente e non sono misurabili
Sings/findings: indicators of a problem that the doctor finds upon examination or may be detected by someone other the patient (ex. Bloody nose, exterior wound, high blood pressure).
Sono visibili e misurabili
Potrebbero essere entrambi
Sings often indicate symptoms: a patient may scratch his or her arm (sign) because he or she feels itchy (symptom).
Walking and Medical Terminology
Walk unaided=senza aiuto, assisted=support umano, with an aid=con un device (stampella)
Wandering=deambulare
Usare past o ing per dire cose in manierea polite
S per british, z American
Nil=niente
C/o=complains of, lamentarsi di
To present=to go to the doctor
Health=stato of the body
Recover=guarire
Relapse=ricaduta
Use of Past Tenses
Il past simple si utilizza per azioni o eventi completamente conclusi o per eventi che hanno interrotto delle azioni in corso (I was lifting a box when I fell over). Infine si può usare per descrivere una serie di eventi consecutivi.
Past perfect (had+past participle): for an action that had occurred in the past before another later action in the past (indicated with past simple).
Past continuous (was/were+ing form of the verb) for something that was happening when another event took place (I was riding my bycicle when I fell and injured my knww)
Past perfect continuous (had been+ing form of the verb): for actions that had been had been happening continuously for some time in the past (focus on duration, repetition) (my mother had been feeling dizzy for days before shw was hospitalized).
Domande da interrogazione
- What is the difference between symptoms and signs in medical terminology?
Symptoms are subjective experiences reported by the patient, such as anxiety or fatigue, and are not measurable. Signs are objective indicators found by a doctor during an examination, like a bloody nose or high blood pressure, and are measurable.
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