Findings you can objectively see, feel, hear, or smell.

• A. Diagnosis
• B. Sign
• C. Syndrome
• D. Symptom

Answer: (B)

This is about the difference between signs and symptoms. Signs are objective findings you can observe, feel, hear, or smell about the patient. They’re observable or measurable without the patient having to describe how they feel. Saying you can detect findings in this way matches the definition of signs because it highlights what you can verify through observation and assessment, not through patient report.

Symptoms, on the other hand, are the patient’s subjective experiences, like pain, nausea, or dizziness, things only the patient can perceive and describe. A diagnosis is the clinician’s conclusion about the illness. A syndrome is a recognized pattern of multiple signs and symptoms that tend to occur together.