Difference between revisions of "Diagnosis"
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==Differential diagnosis== | ==Differential diagnosis== | ||
When the diagnosis cannot be made people generate list of possibilities; this is known as the '''differential diagnosis''', abbreviated '''DDx'''. | When the diagnosis cannot be made people generate list of possibilities; this is known as the '''differential diagnosis''', abbreviated '''DDx'''. | ||
==Clinical diagnosis== | |||
A diagnosis that is made clinically. These diagnoses cannot be made from a biopsy without the history, as they lack unique pathologic characteristics. | |||
==List of diagnoses== | ==List of diagnoses== | ||
Revision as of 16:33, 28 May 2013
The diagnosis, abbreviated Dx is the key to treatment. Pathologists diagnose.
Differential diagnosis
When the diagnosis cannot be made people generate list of possibilities; this is known as the differential diagnosis, abbreviated DDx.
Clinical diagnosis
A diagnosis that is made clinically. These diagnoses cannot be made from a biopsy without the history, as they lack unique pathologic characteristics.
List of diagnoses
- See: Diagnoses.
- See: Most common (pathology) diagnoses by site.