doi: 10.1515/dx-2017-0005.
The key role of differential diagnosis in diagnosis
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The key role of differential diagnosis in diagnosis
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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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