Medical Terminology Flashcards
1
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What does the word Diagnosis mean
A
The art of distinguishing one disease/ disorder from an other
2
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What does differential diagnosis mean
A
Arriving at a correct decision between diseases/ disorders presenting a similar clinical picture
3
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What are the diagnostic strategies
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- Pattern recognition
- The hypothetico-deductive strategy
- Algorithmic
- Probability reasoning
- Illness scripts
- The strategy of exhaustion
4
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What is the pattern recognition
A
The instant recognition of a disease
5
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What is the hypothetico-deductive strategy
A
- Proposing a differential diagnosis
- Asking a question
- Using the answer to refine the differential diagnosis
- Asking another question
- Again refining the differential
- And on and on until the working diagnosis is obtained
6
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What is the algorithmic strategy
A
Flow charts to work out what the problem is
7
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What is probability reasoning?
A
Use tests day to day to decide whether a patient has a disease or not
8
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What are illness scripts based on?
A
- Mechanisms - how why did it happen
- Epidemiology - who gets the disease
- Time course - how does the patient present with respect to time
- Clinical presentation - classic times or symptoms
9
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What is the strategy of exhaustion?
A
Diagnosis of exclusion
10
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How do we gather data? What are the steps?
A
History Examination Special tests Investigation Diagnosis
