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when collecting information about a patient, which term best describes the results of diagnostic tests, measurements, and observations made by health care professionals?
diagnoses
symptoms
signs
data
Diagnoses are the conclusions about a patient's condition. Symptoms are what the patient experiences. Signs are objective findings from tests, measurements, and observations by healthcare professionals. Data is a more general - term for information but signs specifically refer to the results of diagnostic tests, measurements, and observations.
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C. Signs