The key role of differential diagnosis in diagnosis

Bimal Jain

doi:10.1515/dx-2017-0005

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The key role of differential diagnosis in diagnosis

Bimal Jain

Published/Copyright: October 6, 2017

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From the journal Diagnosis Volume 4 Issue 4

Abstract

Differential diagnosis, that is, the creation of a list of suspected diseases, is important as it guides us in looking for these diseases in a patient during diagnosis. If a disease is not included in differential diagnosis, it is not likely to be diagnosed. It is important to include uncommon as well as common diseases in differential diagnosis.

Keywords: diagnosis; diagnostic hypothesis; differential diagnosis; scientific method

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Received: 2017-2-1

Accepted: 2017-7-24

Published Online: 2017-10-6

Published in Print: 2017-11-27

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diagnosis; diagnostic hypothesis; differential diagnosis; scientific method