Levels of refinement in diagnosis
A diagnosis is made at one of a number of levels according to the depth of information available:
Diagnosis level: Example:
1. Symptoms and complaints headache
2. Nosology/syndrome shoulder syndrome
3. Pathophysiology hypertension
4. Pathology myocardial infarction
5. Aetiology measles virus
ref: Journal of Informatics in Primary Care, 1994
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