A diagnosis, in the sense of diagnostic procedure, can be regarded as an attempt at classification of an individual's condition into separate and distinct categories that allow medical … See more

Diagnosis problems are the dominant cause of medical malpractice payments, accounting for 35% of total payments in a study of 25 years of … See more

Medical diagnosis or the actual process of making a diagnosis is a cognitive process. A clinician uses several sources of data and puts the pieces of the puzzle together to make a diagnostic … See more

Sub-types of diagnoses include:
Clinical diagnosis A diagnosis made on the basis of medical signs and reported symptoms, rather … See more

General components which are present in a diagnostic procedure in most of the various available methods include:
• Complementing … See more

The first recorded examples of medical diagnosis are found in the writings of Imhotep (2630–2611 BC) in ancient Egypt (the Edwin Smith Papyrus). A Babylonian medical textbook, the … See more

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Diagnosis can take many forms. It might be a matter of naming the disease, lesion, dysfunction or … See more