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Signs Diagnosis
Signs Diagnosis (Health Education · Symptoms and signs of infection) — "By contrast, the signs of a disease are indicators of illness that other people can obs…
Ideas in this flowchart
- Signs and symptoms together can support the diagnosis of an illness.
- Signs are indicators of illness that other people can observe.
- Examples include a runny nose and frequent sneezing.
- Considering symptoms and signs together may provide enough information.
- A trained health care worker uses this information.
- The health care worker can make a diagnosis.
- Diagnosis identifies the underlying cause of the illness.
- Diagnosis gives the illness a definite name.
