Health topics
Symptoms and clinical signs
Symptom and finding reference pages that help connect clinical signs with conditions that require investigation.
Overview
About symptoms and clinical signs
Symptoms describe what people experience, whereas signs are observations made during examination or testing. Neither is necessarily a diagnosis; the same symptom can arise from many conditions. This navigation group highlights specific clinical findings and supports safe differentiation from disease articles.
Neurological findings and communication
3 references
Focal neurological deficit
Localized neurologic loss such as unilateral weakness or aphasia; sudden onset requires emergency stroke evaluation.
Dysphasia (aphasia)
Acquired language impairment, usually after stroke or other brain injury, affecting speaking, comprehension, reading or writing.
Delirium
Condition→DeliriumAcute fluctuating inattention and confusion from medical, medication, metabolic or withdrawal causes; diagnose the trigger and treat supportively.
Urinary and gastrointestinal symptoms
3 references
Anuria
Condition→AnuriaNear-absent urine output, emergency causes, distinction from retention, acute kidney injury work-up and cause-directed treatment.
Urinary retention
Condition→Urinary retentionAcute and chronic bladder retention, postvoid residual testing, catheter drainage and cause-directed treatment.
Diarrhea
Loose or watery stools caused by infections, medicines, inflammatory, malabsorptive or other disorders; dehydration is the main acute danger.
Screening findings and clinical observations
2 references
Apgar score
Standardized 0–10 newborn assessment recorded after birth using heart rate, respiration, tone, reflex response and color; it documents transition but does not independently diagnose asphyxia
Leukorrhea (vaginal discharge)
Descriptive term for vaginal discharge; often physiologic, but new odor, color, irritation, pain or bleeding warrants cause-specific evaluation.
For diagnosis, treatment information and clinical sources, see the individual condition references. This page is a topical directory, not a clinical care guide.