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Making a diagnosis

Authoring team

A differential diagnoss consists of two lists:

1. The most likely diagnoses - based on probability

2. Serious or treatable - less likely but important

There are also 'Novelty' diagnoses which should rarely be included

ref: AS Elstein et al quoted by Robin C Fraser in Clinical Method: a general practice approach 2e 1992 Butterworth Heinemann


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