diagnostic testing
Medical condition identification
Diagnostic testing is the use of examinations, procedures, or analyses to identify a condition, disease, or problem.
In medicine, diagnostic tests range from blood work to imaging scans: The diagnostic testing revealed an early-stage tumor.
The term applies broadly—mechanics run diagnostic testing on engines, technicians on software.
Distinguished from screening, which checks for problems before symptoms appear.
- routine checkupRegular scheduled medical examination
- urinalysisLaboratory examination of urine
- MRIMagnetic body imaging
- blood testDiagnostic fluid analysis
- IQ testCognitive ability measurement
system analysis · fault detection · contact tracing · biopsy · lab results · soil analysis · X-ray · ultrasound · personality assessment · CT scan · referral · second opinion · clean bill of health · false positive · false alarm · ruling out · waiting · wait and see
- car maintenanceoil change, filter replacement, tune-up, spark plugs, tire rotation
- health datablood pressure, heart rate, pulse, weight, height
- primary carefamily medicine, family doctor, family doctors, general practitioner, general practice
- tech repairlaptop repair, hardware repair, phone repair, troubleshooting, diagnostics
- psychometricsvalidity, reliability, item response theory, measurement error, dimensionality
- adaptive learningadaptive learning, personalized learning, individualized education, individualized, differentiation
diagnostic testingtreatment
Care for an ailment
therapy · medical treatment · remediation · surgical intervention · intervention
diagnostic testingguesswork
Conclusions drawn without proof
speculation · trial and error · assumption · educated guess · conjecture
diagnostic testingroutine screening
Standard preventive health examination
preventive medicine · risk assessment · genetic screening · prognosis