| diagnosis |
The process by which a physician determines what disease a patient has by studying the patient
Ãâó: www.alz.org/Resources/Glossary.asp
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| diagnosis |
The process of taking a history and performing an examination in order to decide what is causing a particular symptom, such as headache, so that a correct treatment can be chosen.
Ãâó: www.achenet.org/resources/glossary.php
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| diagnosis |
the act of identifying the presence of a disease.
Ãâó: www.cs.uu.nl/people/ronnie/local/genome/d.html
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| diagnosis-related group |
A classification system that uses diagnosis information to establish hospital payments under Medicare. It groups patient needs into 467 categories.
Ãâó: www.setnlegalservices.org/glossary.htm
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| diagnosis |
identifying a disease by its signs or symptoms, and by using imaging procedures and laboratory findings. The earlier a diagnosis of cancer is made, the better the chance for long-term survival.
Ãâó: www.cancer.org/docroot/GRY/GRY_0.asp
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