 Diagnosis
"Diagnosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The determination of the nature of a disease or condition, or the distinguishing of one disease or condition from another. Assessment may be made through physical examination, laboratory tests, or the likes. Computerized programs may be used to enhance the decision-making process.
| Descriptor ID |
D003933
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01
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| Concept/Terms |
Postmortem Diagnosis- Postmortem Diagnosis
- Diagnoses, Postmortem
- Diagnosis, Postmortem
- Postmortem Diagnoses
Antemortem Diagnosis- Antemortem Diagnosis
- Antemortem Diagnoses
- Diagnoses, Antemortem
- Diagnosis, Antemortem
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Diagnosis".
- Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
- Diagnosis [E01]
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Diagnosis".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Diagnosis" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Diagnosis" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
Below are the most recent publications written about "Diagnosis" by people in Profiles.
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Srinivasan P, Westover MB, Bianchi MT. Propagation of uncertainty in Bayesian diagnostic test interpretation. South Med J. 2012 Sep; 105(9):452-9.
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Foppa M, Schneider de Araujo B, Macari A, Reichert R, Goldim JR. Limitations in the use of qualitative terms to inform diagnoses. Arch Intern Med. 2011 Jul 25; 171(14):1291-2.
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Chi CL, Street WN, Katz DA. A decision support system for cost-effective diagnosis. Artif Intell Med. 2010 Nov; 50(3):149-61.
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Kerfoot BP, Fu Y, Baker H, Connelly D, Ritchey ML, Genega EM. Online spaced education generates transfer and improves long-term retention of diagnostic skills: a randomized controlled trial. J Am Coll Surg. 2010 Sep; 211(3):331-337.e1.
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Kassirer JP. Teaching clinical reasoning: case-based and coached. Acad Med. 2010 Jul; 85(7):1118-24.
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Warner JL, Najarian RM, Tierney LM. Perspective: Uses and misuses of thresholds in diagnostic decision making. Acad Med. 2010 Mar; 85(3):556-63.
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Carson N, Katz AM, Gao S, Alegría M. Assessment of physical illness by mental health clinicians during intake visits. Psychiatr Serv. 2010 Jan; 61(1):32-7.
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Cano C, Blanco A, Peshkin L. Automated identification of diagnosis and co-morbidity in clinical records. Methods Inf Med. 2009; 48(6):546-51.
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Huang EC, Kuo FC, Fletcher CD, Nosé V. Critical diagnoses in surgical pathology: a retrospective single-institution study to monitor guidelines for communication of urgent results. Am J Surg Pathol. 2009 Jul; 33(7):1098-102.
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Warner JL. Risk prediction versus diagnosis: preserving clinical nuance in a binary world. Ann Intern Med. 2009 Feb 3; 150(3):222; author reply 224.
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