1. What is a symptom? Why are early symptoms especially important?

2. Distinguish between objective and subjective symptoms.

3. Tell all you can about normal and abnormal variations in the body
temperature. What symptoms would lead you to take a person's
temperature?

4. Describe the method of taking temperatures.

5. How should you cleanse a clinical thermometer? What are the dangers
of neglecting to cleanse it properly?

6. Describe both normal and abnormal pulse and respiration.

7. Discuss the significance and importance of pain.

8. Describe early symptoms of tuberculosis, cancer, and mental illness.
What is the first step to be taken when any one of these symptoms
appears?

9. What symptoms of all those mentioned in this chapter did you notice
in the last sick person with whom you had anything to do?

10. What are the essentials of a good daily record? The following is an
account that a mother gave of the first twenty-four hours of a child's
illness. Make a chart for the patient, and include in it all the
information the mother gave. Which do you consider more useful, your
chart or the narrative?

"Yesterday, October 10th, Johnny came home from school about half past
three, and said he was too cold to play outdoors. He lay down and slept
till about five, when he vomited a large amount of undigested food. I
took his temperature and found that it was 103.8 deg., pulse 126, and
respiration 28. At 10 that night his temperature was 102.5 deg., pulse
116, and respiration the same as before. The next morning at 8 he had a
temperature of 100.6 deg., pulse 114, respiration 24. At noon his
temperature was 101 deg., pulse 118, respiration 24; and at 4 o'clock
his temperature was 100.6 deg., pulse 122, respiration 22. The doctor
came at 6 o'clock yesterday afternoon; according to his orders I put
Johnny to bed, gave him half a tablespoonful of castor oil at 6.30, and
a special gargle. His throat was red and sore and he seemed to feel very
miserable. The doctor took a culture from the child's throat. At 8.15
and again at 8.50 he had fluid bowel movements. At 9.30 he had a glass
of milk, after which he slept until 6 a.m. when his bowels moved again
and urine was passed. He passed eight ounces of urine at noon and four
ounces at 3.30. He drank a glass of water at 6 this morning, and at 6.30
I gave him a cup of hot broth. At 8 he had a glass of milk, but at 10 he
refused everything but a glass of water. At 1.30 he h