Book contents
- Evidence-Based Diagnosis
- Evidence-Based Diagnosis
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 Dichotomous Tests
- Chapter 3 Multilevel and Continuous Tests
- Chapter 4 Critical Appraisal of Studies of Diagnostic Test Accuracy
- Chapter 5 Reliability and Measurement Error
- Chapter 6 Risk Predictions
- Chapter 7 Multiple Tests and Multivariable Risk Models
- Chapter 8 Quantifying Treatment Effects Using Randomized Trials
- Chapter 9 Alternatives to Randomized Trials for Estimating Treatment Effects
- Chapter 10 Screening Tests
- Chapter 11 Understanding P-Values and Confidence Intervals
- Chapter 12 Challenges for Evidence-Based Diagnosis
- Answers to Problems
- Index
- References
Chapter 1 - Introduction
Understanding Diagnosis and Evidence-Based Diagnosis
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 May 2020
- Evidence-Based Diagnosis
- Evidence-Based Diagnosis
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 Dichotomous Tests
- Chapter 3 Multilevel and Continuous Tests
- Chapter 4 Critical Appraisal of Studies of Diagnostic Test Accuracy
- Chapter 5 Reliability and Measurement Error
- Chapter 6 Risk Predictions
- Chapter 7 Multiple Tests and Multivariable Risk Models
- Chapter 8 Quantifying Treatment Effects Using Randomized Trials
- Chapter 9 Alternatives to Randomized Trials for Estimating Treatment Effects
- Chapter 10 Screening Tests
- Chapter 11 Understanding P-Values and Confidence Intervals
- Chapter 12 Challenges for Evidence-Based Diagnosis
- Answers to Problems
- Index
- References
Summary
When we think about diagnosis, most of us think about a sick person going to the health-care provider with a collection of signs and symptoms of illness. The provider, perhaps with the help of some tests, names the disease and tells the patient if and how it can be treated. The cognitive process of diagnosis involves integrating information from history, observation, exam, and testing using a combination of knowledge, experience, pattern recognition, and intuition to refine the possibilities. The key element of diagnosis is assigning a name to the patient’s illness, not necessarily deciding about treatment. Just as we name a recognizably distinct animal, vegetable, or mineral, we name a recognizably distinct disease, so we can talk about it and study it.
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- Evidence-Based DiagnosisAn Introduction to Clinical Epidemiology, pp. 1 - 7Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020