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Concepts

Qualifier English:

diagnosis

Qualifier Spanish:

diagnóstico

Spanish from Spain

Descriptor

diagnóstico

Scope note:

Usado con enfermedades para referirse a todos los aspectos del diagnóstico, incluidos la exploración física, el diagnóstico diferencial y el pronóstico; se excluyen los cribados masivos, para los que se reserva el calificador "/prevención & control". Excluye también el radiodiagnóstico, el diagnóstico escintigráfico y el diagnóstico por ultrasonidos, para los que se utiliza "/diagnóstico por imagen".

Qualifier Portuguese:

diagnóstico

Qualifier French:

diagnostic

Entry term(s):

findings
screening
signs
symptoms

RDF Unique Identifier:

https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/Q000175

Scope note:

Used with diseases for all aspects of diagnosis, including examination, differential diagnosis and prognosis. Excludes diagnosis using imaging techniques (e.g. radiography, scintigraphy, and ultrasonography) for which "diagnostic imaging" is used.

Annotation:

subheading only; includes "examination", "symptoms"

Allowable Qualifiers:

No qualifiers

Online Note:

search policy: Online Manual; use: main heading/DI or DI (SH) or SUBS APPLY DI

History Note:

66; used with Category C & F 1966-74; C & F3 1975 forward

Entry Version:

DIAG

Abbreviation:

DeCS ID:

22016

Unique ID:

Q000175

Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL):

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Date Established:

1966/01/01

Date of Entry:

1973/12/27

Revision Date:

2017/04/11

diagnosis - Preferred

Concept UI	M0030360
Scope note	Used with diseases for all aspects of diagnosis, including examination, differential diagnosis and prognosis. Excludes diagnosis using imaging techniques (e.g. radiography, scintigraphy, and ultrasonography) for which "diagnostic imaging" is used.
Preferred term	diagnosis

symptoms - Narrower

Concept UI	M0030365
Preferred term	symptoms

signs - Narrower

Concept UI	M0030363
Preferred term	signs

findings - Narrower

Concept UI	M0030364
Preferred term	findings

screening - Narrower

Concept UI	M0030362
Preferred term	screening

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