Chest pain can be a symptom of an illness or heart problem.
Symptom is a term originating from the Latin symptōma which, in turn, comes from a word in the Greek language. The concept allows us to name the sign or indication of something that is happening or is going to happen in the future.
For example: “The large number of people asking for coins on the street is a symptom of how poorly the economy works in this country,” “A child's poor school performance is usually a symptom of a larger problem,” “The “Investigators affirm that the young man had not shown any symptoms that would allow such a decision to be foreseen.”
The patient and symptoms
In the field of medicine , a symptom is a phenomenon that reveals a disease . The symptom is reported subjectively by the patient when they perceive something abnormal in their body.
Nausea , dizziness , dysthermia and drowsiness are symptoms of different conditions: “I told the doctor what symptoms I had and he sent me to undergo several tests” , “The doctor asked me the symptoms and I explained that I had frequent dizziness” .
Analysis of the symptoms reported by a patient allows a doctor to establish a diagnosis.
Its importance in a diagnosis
In this sense, it should be emphasized that symptoms become fundamental elements when any health professional can establish a diagnosis for a patient and its subsequent treatment so that the disease or pathology they have can be cured.
Thus, for example, in the case of heart diseases such as a heart attack, the most frequent symptoms experienced by the affected person are discomfort in the chest area, notable difficulty in breathing, fatigue that initially has no explanation, vomiting. and even cold sweat or dizziness.
Symptoms of an anxiety disorder
For their part, those who suffer from anxiety should know that there are numerous symptoms that they can suffer from and that would make it clear that they are suffering from it. Such is their variety that doctors establish that they can be divided into several clearly delimited groups: respiratory, genitourinary, neurological, sensory, mental, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, neurovegetative, muscular, psychophysical...
Among all of them, those most commonly experienced by people with anxiety problems are tachycardia, vomiting, diarrhea, dizziness, headaches, sweating, tremors, insomnia, muscle contractures, weakness, fatigue, irritability and even variable mood.
Differences with clinical signs and syndromes
It is important to distinguish between the symptom (commented on by the patient) and the clinical sign , which is an objective manifestation noticed by the doctor. The clinical signs become evident in the biology of the patient and reflect an illness. Edema and fever are clinical signs.
Another concept that is often confused with a symptom is the syndrome , which is the clinical picture made up of symptoms and signs and which, due to its characteristics, presents a meaning to the doctor.
Symptoms in the business environment
In the business environment, the term symptom is also used. In this case, this would be the set of indicators that will make clear the situation in which a business finds itself and more precisely that a problem is coming.
Hence, experts find it necessary to analyze issues such as low product quality, high costs or unrest among employees.