Objective or External Factors That Can Be Seen or Felt

question 55

Multiple Choice

Objective or external factors that can be seen or felt by the practitioner or measured by an instrument are called ____.

• A) symptoms
• B) outcomes
• C) signs
• D) behavior
• E) feelings

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Definitions:

Abstinence

Refraining from sexual behavior with another person.

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

An infection of the female reproductive organs, often caused by sexually transmitted infections, leading to severe complications if untreated.

Chlamydia

A sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis, often asymptomatic but treatable with antibiotics.

Gonorrhea

A bacterial infection that is sexually transmitted and can infect the genitals, rectum, and throat.