Significance of Clinical feature
In Ayurveda, Health Sciences, and Psychiatry, clinical features refer to the observable signs and symptoms of a disease or medical condition. These features are crucial for diagnosis, assessment, and understanding the nature of the illness. They encompass a range of characteristics, from general symptoms and digestive issues to specific indicators like joint pain, skin conditions, or psychological manifestations. Recognizing and analyzing these features is essential for effective treatment and management across various medical disciplines.
Synonyms: Clinical characteristic, Clinical sign, Clinical symptom, Clinical manifestation, Symptom, Sign, Indicator, Characteristic
In Dutch: Klinisch kenmerk; In Finnish: Kliininen ominaisuus; In Spanish: Característica clínica
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Hindu concept of 'Clinical feature'
In Hinduism, "Clinical feature" denotes observable signs and symptoms tied to specific health conditions. These features, such as pain, swelling, and altered bodily functions, aid in diagnosis, treatment evaluation, and disease understanding. They are vital for identifying and managing various ailments, including those described by ancient texts.
From: Journal of Ayurveda and Integrated Medical Sciences
(1) Clinical features of morbidity of Vata included the different clinical manifestation according to the site of involvement and the unique pathogenesis of Vata vitiation due to the obstruction to its passage or functioning.[1] (2) Pravahika and Intestinal Amoebiasis share similar clinical features like tenesmus, minimal defaecation, and expulsion of blood and mucus with the stool, according to the text.[2] (3) Clinical features of depression include depressed mood, pervasive sadness, anhedonia, hopelessness, helplessness, worthlessness, psychomotor activity, and suicidal thoughts.[3] (4) Clinical features of Avabahuka, such as painful stiffness and loss of motion in the shoulder, closely resemble those of Frozen Shoulder, facilitating comparison between the two conditions.[4] (5) Clinical features of Sandhigata Vata include Vatapurnadritisparsa (feeling hollowness), Shotha (swelling) and Prasarana Akunchana Vedana (pain during flexion and extension of the joint).[5]
From: International Research Journal of Ayurveda and Yoga
(1) These are the Lakshana of a disease, which a physician identifies after thorough examination of Roga (disease) and Rogi (patient) in Ayurveda.[6] (2) The clinical features of the disease are as follows: Inability to open the mouth.[7] (3) Fatigue, loss of strength are also the presenting of Parkinson’s disease.[8] (4) These include absence of sweating or dry skin, lesions extended to a huge area, and skin scales resembling fish scales.[9] (5) Aspects considered in the insomnia assessment criteria for both the study and control groups.[10]
From: Journal of Ayurvedic and Herbal Medicine
(1) Clinical features of psoriasis are often associated with plaques of red skin covered with loose, silver scales, with lesions that can be extensive, itchy, and painful.[11] (2) The clinical features of Parikartika, though not described by Acarya Kasyapa, include pain classified according to Dosic predominance.[12] (3) Clinical features such as polyuria and polydipsia, along with laboratory parameters, are assessed to determine the effectiveness of treatments for diabetes mellitus.[13] (4) These include Livedoid skin changes, atrophic Blanche, and ulceration, which are the classical triad of manifestations.[14] (5) Clinical features of Floating-Harbor syndrome include typical craniofacial features, low birth weight, short stature, bone age delay, skeletal anomalies, and severe receptive and expressive language impairment.[15]
From: Bhesajjakkhandhaka (Chapter on Medicine)
(1) Observations and symptoms that help in diagnosing diseases, significant in explaining various health issues discussed in the texts.[16] (2) In modern medical terminology, jaundice is considered a symptom or clinical feature rather than an independent disease, characterized by yellow discoloration due to bilirubin accumulation.[17]
The concept of Clinical feature in scientific sources
Clinical features encompass observable signs and symptoms of a condition, like fatigue or pain. They guide diagnosis, treatment, and understanding of diseases, ranging from anemia to IBS, and are essential in Ayurveda and modern medicine for identifying and managing various health issues.
From: South African Family Practice
(1) The study aimed to identify common clinical features of prostate cancer in African men, such as symptoms, duration between symptom onset and presentation, and previous prostate cancer screening.[18] (2) A clinical feature, such as shoulder stiffness in all planes of movement, can be a key indicator of specific conditions like advanced glenohumeral arthritis.[19] (3) The symptoms of ADHD in adults, including inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity.[20] (4) These include worsening dyspnoea, increased sputum volume, and increased sputum purulence.[21] (5) These are characteristics that are associated with FH, and are discussed in the context of heterozygous and homozygous patients.[22]
From: The Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences
(1) Clinical features are observable characteristics of a patient's condition, and a previous study was not able to find any dependable identifying clinical features for intracranial injury.[23] (2) The text examines the characteristics and outcomes in patients with ruptured intracranial saccular aneurysms, with a focus on the differences between genders in their experience.[24] (3) This describes the symptoms of severe malaria, which can include high fever, respiratory distress, vascular obstructions, and metabolic disturbances.[25] (4) This refers to the characteristics of the tumors, and the features of sellar and suprasellar meningiomas have been studied.[26] (5) These, along with complications and management strategies, are briefly overviewed in this article, illustrating the MRI features of natalizumab-associated PML-IRIS.[27]
From: South African Journal of HIV Medicine
(1) These suggestive symptoms should prompt consideration of infection in immunocompromised patients presenting with persistent fever and other indications.[28] (2) Clinical features, when overlapping, make it difficult to distinguish between conditions like extrapulmonary tuberculosis and lymphoma, especially when relying solely on abdominal ultrasound findings.[29] (3) Clinical features, such as epigastric tenderness on abdominal examination, can suggest upper gastrointestinal bleeding.[30] (4) Clinical features and etiology of pneumonia are examined in HIV-infected patients, showing an investigation of disease characteristics.[31] (5) These are the signs and symptoms of a disease, and correct diagnosis requires a high index of suspicion in patients with known risk factors.[32]
From: South African Journal of Physiotherapy
(1) The document mentions that clinical features of emphysema include anoxaemia with cyanosis, heightened frequently by secondary polycythaemia, and shows the considerable ventilatory difficulty associated with hyperinflation of the lungs and diffuse expiratory obstruction.[33] (2) The physiotherapist must recognize these of minor or acute massive pulmonary embolism and take immediate action, as indicated in the text.[34] (3) The clinical features of the diabetic and control subjects, all of whom were males, are shown in Table 1, and the study compared various characteristics of the two groups.[35] (4) This term encapsulates the observable signs and symptoms of the disease, including constitutional and motor involvement, as well as the variable nature of the illness.[36] (5) Clinical features of anterior knee pain may include crepitus, clicking within the knee, and a feeling of instability in the joint, along with pain during various activities.[37]
From: Asian Journal of Pharmaceutics
(1) These include sneezing, runny nose, congestion, presence of two or more symptoms of AR.[38] (2) These are the signs and symptoms of a disease.[39] (3) Analysis of these features of dry eyes with the diseases in Ayurveda Netra Roga closely resembles with Shushkakshipaka.[40] (4) Features of patients with 2019 novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2: A systematic review and meta-analysis.[41] (5) A P ortuguese study about the prevalence and this of adverse food reactions also showed contradictory findings to the present study.[42]
From: International Journal of Pharmacology
(1) Intra-articular infiltrations reach the cartilage and the synovial membrane, modulating these.[43] (2) Characteristics of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis studied in relation to a mitochondrial tRNA Leu (UUR) gene mutation.[44] (3) The school refusal in children and young people should be paid attention to and it has different of these in different countries and regions.[45] (4) These are the signs and symptoms observed in individuals suffering from chronic lead poisoning.[46] (5) Observable signs and symptoms associated with a medical condition, such as weak pulse, shallow breathing, irritability, and pale skin in hemolytic reactions.[47]
From: African Journal of Primary Health Care and Family Medicine
(1) Characteristics observed in hyperglycaemic emergencies in a developing country.[48] (2) Observable or measurable signs and symptoms of a disease or condition that aid in diagnosis and treatment, as described in a study by Zar HJ.[49] (3) These are the observable signs and symptoms of a disease, and a study in Southern Taiwan investigated these features.[50] (4) The observable signs and symptoms of a medical condition, and common conditions of non-specialist level were usually not submitted to the visiting team unless they presented unusual clinical features, as stated in the text.[51] (5) These are the signs and symptoms associated with diabetes mellitus, and respondents scored poorly in this area, indicating limited knowledge and misinterpretations of the presenting signs and symptoms.[52]
From: Journal of Public Health in Africa
(1) These are the observable signs and symptoms of CRC, which were investigated in a study aiming to determine the clinical features and histopathological patterns of CRC nationally.[53] (2) Clinical features of tinea capitis include scalp scaling, pruritus, and hair loss, among other symptoms, and are used to diagnose the condition.[54] (3) These are the characteristics of COVID-19 observed in patients, which include the presence of symptoms and other health-related indicators, and are part of the study.[55] (4) The observable signs and symptoms of a disease, which are used to make a diagnosis and differentiate it from other conditions with similar presentations.[56] (5) One of the references details these of patients infected with the 2019 novel coronavirus in Wuhan, China, providing information on symptoms and disease characteristics.[57]
From: Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research
(1) The observable signs and symptoms of Ebola virus infection, which include fever, headache, and bleeding, and the stages of the disease.[58] (2) The phrase "clinical features" is used in the context of studying infections, suggesting the analysis of symptoms, medical signs, and other characteristics of a disease or infection.[59] (3) Observable signs and symptoms of a disease, which are essential for diagnosis and assessment of disease severity.[60]
From: Journal of Metabolic Health
(1) It is plausible that a patient’s insulin response pattern can be predicted by a clinical profile instead.[61] (2) Clinical features gathered during a 3-h 100 g oral glucose tolerance test can be used with sensitivity and specificity analyses to predict the insulin response pattern.[62]
From: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (MDPI)
(1) Clinical features are the signs and symptoms of a disease that are observed in a patient, and the text discusses clinical features in patients with fever and thrombocytopenia syndrome.[63] (2) These include the frequency and duration of picking episodes, the proportion of time devoted to picking at different body areas, specific symptom presentation, phenomenology and the course of the problem.[64] (3) The clinical features of dengue fever vary according to the age of the patient, with infants and young children potentially having a non-specific febrile illness.[65] (4) These are the signs and symptoms of a disease, and epidemiological, socio-demographic and these of the early phase of the COVID-19 epidemic in Ecuador were reviewed.[66] (5) Clinical features of misophonia are shared with OCD in that the preoccupation with the stimulus is experienced as intrusive and unwanted thoughts, and furthermore, the individual in both cases seeks strategies to avoid distress.[67]
From: Sustainability Journal (MDPI)
(1) Clinical features are used in predicting COVID-19 infection with machine learning classification algorithms.[68]
From: South African Journal of Psychiatry
(1) The observable characteristics of a disease in patients are known as clinical features, which are discussed in relation to patients infected with the 2019 novel coronavirus.[69] (2) A minority attributed clinical features of a mental illness as punishment from God, highlighting the influence of supernatural beliefs on perceptions.[70] (3) Notable signs and symptoms that are consistent with samples studied in First-World countries.[71] (4) These are the observable signs and symptoms of a medical condition, and paraplegia, as the most common clinical feature in the FND patients, represents a particularly robust clinical presentation of FND.[72] (5) These correspond with other international findings, which is the focus of the study in the context of methamphetamine use.[73]