0 a judgment about what a particular illness or problem is, made after examining it: --
1 the making of a judgment about the exact character of a disease or other problem, esp. after an examination, or such a judgment: --
On the whole, diagnosis and prophylaxis that are biotechnology based are preferred over nonbiotechnology-based due to their higher beneficence index.
For example, areas of possible disagreement in an approach to diagnosis or therapeutic options have generated several ideas.
However, because it was retrospective, some cases have been missed, and the reliability of diagnoses made by primary-care physicians may have been low.
This biomedical revolution includes procedures and strategies in therapy, diagnosis, and prevention of diseases.
In the subsequent five patients, a precise diagnosis was obtained by echocardiography.
Also, it is a non-specific measure that does not discriminate between types of mental disorder nor does it provide for precise clinical diagnoses.
Prompt diagnosis and treatment of the underlying cause can reduce the severity of peripheral neuropathy or decrease the recovery time.
In patients in whom the diagnosis is uncertain, physicians must, therefore, turn to other diagnostic modalities to inform the selection of appropriate treatments.