diagnostic procedures
Identifying illness methods
Diagnostic procedures are tests, examinations, or methods used to identify the nature of a disease, condition, or problem.
In medicine, these range from simple physical exams and blood tests to imaging scans and biopsies: The doctor ordered several diagnostic procedures to determine the cause of the pain.
The term extends beyond medicine to any systematic process of identifying faults—mechanics run diagnostic procedures on engines, technicians on computer systems.
- physical examMedical evaluation of health
- palpationMedical examination by touch
- blood testDiagnostic fluid analysis
- blood workMedical fluid analysis
- lab resultsData from diagnostic analysis
urine sample · X-ray · DNA sequencing · auscultation · karyotyping · genetic testing · endoscopy · percussion · vital signs · urinalysis · inspection · MRI · spirometry · echocardiography · stress test · biopsy · CT scan · ultrasound
diagnostic procedurestreatment
Care for an ailment
treatments · therapy · surgical intervention · medical treatment · palliative care
diagnostic proceduresdefinitive treatment
Intervention resolving underlying disease
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