Medical Diagnosis - Errors in Diagnosis

Errors in Diagnosis

Further information: Medical error

Causes and factors of error in diagnosis are:

  • the manifestation of disease are not sufficiently noticeable
  • a disease is omitted from consideration
  • too much significance is given to some aspect of the diagnosis
  • the condition is a rare disease with symptoms suggestive of many other conditions
  • the condition has a rare presentation

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