0 a decision that a person has a particular illness or condition, when in fact they have a different one:
It's a common misdiagnosis.
A focus on the abdomen alone can easily lead to misdiagnosis and incorrect treatment.
An initial misdiagnosis of dementia is particularly common in elderly patients where symptoms involved a steady decline in overall mental function
There is considerable scope for misdiagnosis, however, so that it is essential that a detailed clinical history is available.
When assessing a diagnostic test or strategy, outcomes deriving from misclassification/misdiagnosis of patients can also be considered as harmful.
However, if this radiologist is overwhelmed by a flood of images from a network of institutions, misdiagnosis may occur.
The supposed scale of the epidemic was the product of mass misdiagnosis.
For these reasons, a certain amount of misdiagnosis of early-onset mood disorders is inevitable.
