Therefore, by examining patients using our five senses, we perceive signs and symptoms that give us vital information. Our experience allows us to combine, assess, and integrate that information toward a more thorough understanding of the problems afflicting our patients so as to make a correct diagnosis and a predictable prognosis.
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