clinical observation
Medical status assessment
Clinical observation is the systematic watching and recording of a patient's condition, symptoms, and responses to treatment.
In medical settings, it involves monitoring vital signs, behavior, and physical changes: The patient was kept overnight for clinical observation.
The term also applies to research methodology—gathering data by directly observing subjects rather than through surveys or experiments.
- blood pressureCirculatory force measurement
- respiratory rateFrequency of breath cycles
- vital signsMeasurable life indicators
- heart rateCardiac contractions per minute
- oxygen saturationBlood's carried gas level
physical examination · diagnosis · patient history · nursing notes · diagnostic criteria · palpation · sleep patterns · Hippocrates · facial expressions · body language · eating habits · differential diagnosis · social interactions · temperature · skin color · bedside · medical rounds · physician
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- observation methodswatching, recording, tracking, fieldwork, field notes
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- clinical interviewspsychiatric evaluation, psychiatric history, mental health assessment, patient history, chief complaint
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clinical observationlaboratory testing
Scientific examination of specimens
diagnostic testing · laboratory analysis · controlled experiment · lab work · automated testing