Subjective data vs objective.....case study help!

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I am working on a case study. I have a pretty good understanding of what subjective and objective data are. However, one says Pt plays tennis every Saturday morning for 1.5 hr and walks 8 hours every day at work. Another on estates that the PT takes his prescribed medications. Subjective or objective? I feel like it is subjective but at the same time it could be confirmed so then it would be objective? I'm probably overthinking it (like I do everything) but this assignment is worth a lot of points!

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I would say that is subjective because that is something that the patient has stated.

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Him playing tennis and walking was subjective but taking his meds was objective

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Specializes in Hospitalist Medicine.

If it is measurable & observable by you, it is objective (e.g. temperature, blood pressure, heart rate, respiration rate, lab values, etc.)

Does that make more sense? Good luck with your case study :)

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If you see the patient taking his meds than it is objective. But if the patient STATES that he took his meds, and you are unable to verify that, than it is subjective.

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