Levels of diagnosis
A diagnosis may be made at a number of levels according to the depth of information available:
Diagnosis level: Example:
1. Symptoms and complaints - headache
2. Nosology - 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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