Dictionary » D » Differential diagnosis

Differential diagnosis

Differential diagnosis

The determination of which two or more diseases with similar symptoms is the one from which a patient is suffering from based on an analysis of the clinical data.


Please contribute to this project, if you have more information about this term feel free to edit this page



Results from our forum


The Fiber Disease

... have large open sores. As a pediatrician, scabies would be high on my differential diagnosis list, but many other disorders might also be considered. What makes this so different ...

See entire post
by RANDY
Sat Nov 18, 2006 7:28 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: The Fiber Disease
Replies: 7403
Views: 749326

The Fiber Disease

... FDA.5 Raw or uncooked fish and contaminated water are also sources.6 Differential diagnosis of buccal lesions should include Wuchereria bancrofti6 and Dirofilaria immitis." ...

See entire post
by Skytroll
Fri Nov 10, 2006 5:19 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: The Fiber Disease
Replies: 7403
Views: 749326

The Fiber Disease

... of tuberculosis without isolating any mycobacteria suggests the diagnosis of melioidosis. Definitive diagnosis requires culturing organisms ... attack, dermatologists could play a critical role in recognizing the differential diagnosis of an epidemic exanthem and alerting public health ...

See entire post
by Skytroll
Mon Sep 04, 2006 4:01 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: The Fiber Disease
Replies: 7403
Views: 749326

The Fiber Disease

... almost always occurred in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Other differential diagnoses must be considered ( Table 2 ). Sometimes, no causal ... standard laboratory media in 24 or 48 hours; therefore, bacteriologic diagnosis is usually easy. It also grows on MacConkey agar, with a pungent ...

See entire post
by London
Sat Jul 22, 2006 5:53 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: The Fiber Disease
Replies: 7403
Views: 749326

The Fiber Disease

... operational modules, which are seamlessly integrated. The first, "Diagnosis," requests specific clinical signs and symptoms, which one ... not?" for any alternative diagnosis that is not listed in the differential diagnoses. Thus, at the outset, this becomes a teaching program ...

See entire post
by Skytroll
Tue Jul 11, 2006 4:45 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: The Fiber Disease
Replies: 7403
Views: 749326
View all matching forum results

This page was last modified 21:16, 3 October 2005. This page has been accessed 1,022 times. 
What links here | Related changes | Permanent link