How does the subjective patient-provided evidence differ from objective evidence as provided by diagnostic testing and interpreted by healthcare professionals? Should healthcare professionals consider subjective evidence when making a diagnosis? If it does diff er, why?

What will be an ideal response?


An example of subjective evidence is when a patient tells a doctor “I think I have a fever because I feel hot.” Objective evidence is when this same patient has a temperature of 100oC. Subjective and objective evidence are both important and should be considered; especially when objective testing does not detect a medical problem. For example, an initial decrease in thyroid function in a woman may go undetected in standard tests, but the woman notices it as a sudden weight gain or unusual tiredness.

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