Which symptom in a Review of Systems denotes a subjective sensation of fever?

• A. Fever
• B. Chills
• C. Weight Changes
• D. Diaphoresis

Answer: (A)

In a Review of Systems, we distinguish subjective symptoms reported by the patient from objective findings measured by a clinician. The sensation of fever is something the patient describes—feeling hot or feverish—so it’s documented as fever in the ROS. This captures the patient’s own perception of fever.

Measured fever, on the other hand, would be an objective finding based on a temperature reading. The other options describe different phenomena: chills is the feeling of cold/shivering (often with fever), diaphoresis is sweating, and weight changes refer to body weight fluctuations. None of these specifically denote the patient’s subjective sensation of fever.