noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a doctor diagnoses flu/depression etc (= says what illness someone has )
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The doctor diagnosed malaria.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
accurate
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After the tubercle bacillus was identified, accurate diagnosis of tuberculosis, of the lungs and of other organs, became possible.
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The challenge in making an accurate diagnosis begins immediately when the consultant enters the organization.
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Lack of tenacity could be a more accurate diagnosis .
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We give structured assessments, order appropriate investigations, reach an accurate diagnosis and then make the relevant treatment or referral.
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The accurate diagnosis achieved combined with the evolution of intrauterine surgery, however, is radically changing patients' management.
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But although this discovery has made accurate diagnosis much easier, the way in which the expansion occurs remains to be understood.
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Patients who fail to respond to these regimens or whose symptoms do not allow an accurate clinical diagnosis should be referred.
clinical
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Delayed gastric emptying after surgery was confirmed in only 20% of patients referred with this clinical diagnosis .
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The results are often at variance with the clinical diagnosis .
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Patients who fail to respond to these regimens or whose symptoms do not allow an accurate clinical diagnosis should be referred.
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It is a safe, clinical diagnosis requiring no investigation.
correct
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It was then shown the correct diagnosis in each case, broken into five categories, ranging from flatulence to angina.
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However, calculation of the anion gap will lead the clinician to the correct diagnosis .
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Since it is virtually impossible to obtain cultures for the gonococcus, the chances of making the correct diagnosis are considerably reduced.
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It is clearly imperative to arrive at a correct diagnosis of the origins of involuntary unemployment.
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A further characteristic to aid a correct diagnosis is a marked shortening of the bloom stalks.
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Gautama Buddha looked on himself as a doctor and discovered the correct diagnosis of man's suffering.
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She was nearly adopted before the correct diagnosis became obvious at the age of five.
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The operation, and the lack of a correct diagnosis of her true illness, had killed her.
differential
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The differential diagnosis includes both primary psychiatric illness and a wide range of organic acute brain syndromes, including substance abuse.
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The differential diagnosis of the condition should include hyperuricemia occurring secondary to renal failure of another cause.
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Sarcoidosis with intestinal involvement is the main differential diagnosis in our patient.
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Where Ancylostoma is also endemic, differential diagnosis may require larval culture although the treatment is similar.
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The usual differential diagnosis lies between non-specific urethritis and gonorrhoea.
early
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It is now more widely recognized, leading to earlier diagnosis .
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Because prevention is of primary importance, early diagnosis is the goal.
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This only adds to the suffering, because early diagnosis and appropriate treatment are necessary to prevent long-term complications.
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It also will discourage other members from seeking early diagnosis and the treatments that can prolong their lives.
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It has been validated for early diagnosis of tuberculosis.
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Coelocentesis: a new technique for early prenatal diagnosis Chorionic villus sampling and amniocentesis have disadvantages.
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Beating the enemy Vigilance is the best weapon, since early diagnosis and prompt treatment can make all the difference.
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Conclusions - An increased use of diagnostic imaging for pyloric stenosis did not lead to earlier diagnosis or better management.
final
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In all cases the final diagnosis had not been suggested before manometry.
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Twenty two required biopsies but in only three cases was the final diagnosis different from that initially suggested by the consultant.
initial
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Plain radiography, with its superior spatial resolution, remains a key investigation in the initial diagnosis of a primary bone tumour.
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Waiting for the results of tests, like waiting for an initial diagnosis , can be stressful and worrying.
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All cases are presented and discussed at the weekly team meeting, after which an initial diagnosis is made.
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Patients transferred after initial diagnosis elsewhere and patients referred for consultation only were excluded.
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An initial diagnosis of the Gettier counter-examples may be that it is just luck that Henry's justified belief is true.
medical
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The medical diagnosis was cerebral palsy.
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Sophisticated monitoring equipment and sensing devices for medical diagnosis have been available for some time.
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Many have proved beneficial to areas such as medical diagnosis , geological prospecting and computer system configuration.
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Or, there is the medical diagnosis system.
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Member meant it as a medical diagnosis .
positive
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A month ago he had a positive diagnosis and was treated at the Churchill Hospital.
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Even in this demonstration project one of the nine families with a positive diagnosis apparently entered the programme in ignorance.
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In view of this influence on patient management, a positive diagnosis of 30.6% in patients with non-cardiac chest pain justifies its use.
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Patient selection, therefore, affected their rate of positive diagnosis , which was only 14% compared with 50.7% in our study.
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A positive diagnosis was made in 50.7% of referrals.
prenatal
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Accurate dating of pregnancy is important for other reasons, such as prenatal diagnosis and early identification of intrauterine growth retardation.
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Coelocentesis: a new technique for early prenatal diagnosis Chorionic villus sampling and amniocentesis have disadvantages.
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We included genetic counselling alone, for familial cases when no prenatal diagnosis is available, among primary preventive approaches.
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Coelocentesis may be suitable for prenatal diagnosis in the first trimester.
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Our findings also point to the increasing importance of fetal ultrasonography in the prenatal diagnosis of fetal trisomy 21.
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One of their main findings is the increasing importance of fetal ultrasonography in the prenatal diagnosis of fetal trisomy 21.
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They hope to get a diagnostic test and prenatal diagnosis out to people as quickly as possible.
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We have demonstrated the feasibility of coelocentesis and its potential for prenatal diagnosis before 10 weeks' gestation.
psychiatric
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Sometimes it is incorrectly assumed that listing patients' problems precludes inclusion of psychiatric diagnosis .
■ NOUN
fault
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It was also useful from the point of view of fault diagnosis .
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Other applications include sound recognition, fault diagnosis , and robot control.
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These groups were fault diagnosis , access to technical information, and maintenance planning and scheduling.
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At least one application, fault diagnosis , promised to be highly cost effective.
■ VERB
confirm
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Endoscopy was performed at entry to confirm the diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease.
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It is helpful in confirming the diagnosis of epilepsy.
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All patients underwent colonoscopy or flexible sigmoidoscopy before study entry to confirm the diagnosis of ulcerative colitis.
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Cocainization of the pharynx relieves the pain in some; when positive, this test confirms the diagnosis .
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Conventional allergists use skin tests to confirm the diagnosis , not to make it.
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The sedimentation rate is elevated in 90-95 % of these patients and when above 50 Westergren helps confirm the diagnosis .
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The disappearance of symptoms during elimination and reappearance on challenge confirm the diagnosis .
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Doctors can usually hear pneumonia, he says, and an X-ray can confirm the diagnosis .
consider
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Fear of public criticism may well be intimidating some doctors, making them less inclined to consider the diagnosis .
establish
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A positive biopsy establishes the diagnosis .
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They had established a running diagnosis of Rift Valley fever, dengue or the dreaded Ebola.
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The demonstration of muscle rigidity is most important in establishing the diagnosis .
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We compared the times taken to establish a definite diagnosis for the remaining infants from the time of presentation at the hospital.
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Liver function tests and liver biopsy may also help in establishing the diagnosis .
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Labelled red blood cells and selective visceral angiography have been recommended to establish the diagnosis .
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Temporal artery biopsy is considered the definitive test in establishing the diagnosis .
give
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Some people say that they are actually relieved when they are given a diagnosis .
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Viral cultures during an attack will give the diagnosis in cases such as these.
help
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Another characteristic of reactions to chemicals is that they come on very promptly after the exposure - which helps in the diagnosis .
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Liver function tests and liver biopsy may also help in establishing the diagnosis .
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But now scanning techniques have been improved, which will help make early diagnosis possible.
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Voice over A second scanner at the John Radcliffe Hospital can help make the diagnosis even clearer.
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Who can help to make the diagnosis of alcoholism?
lead
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It is now more widely recognized, leading to earlier diagnosis .
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Many doctors are not aware of this and are led to a false diagnosis of seizure disorder.
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Three months later, the patient had fever and headache which led to the diagnosis of cerebral toxoplasmosis with multiple cerebral abscesses.
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Conclusions - An increased use of diagnostic imaging for pyloric stenosis did not lead to earlier diagnosis or better management.
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Epigastric pain is uncommon and concurrent peptic ulcer disease may lead to an incorrect diagnosis .
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In medicine, measurement and observation often lead to diagnosis and cure, though not invariably so.
make
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Tiny, custom-made nanobots could help a doctor make his diagnosis .
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No laboratory test or pathological finding can make an absolutely certain diagnosis of sarcoidosis.
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Since it is virtually impossible to obtain cultures for the gonococcus, the chances of making the correct diagnosis are considerably reduced.
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We will briefly discuss each of these power relationships for their importance in making a comprehensive diagnosis . 1.
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Most doctors are fairly unshockable, and they will need all the facts if they are to make a proper diagnosis .
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Eventually, however, arterial blood gas values will be required to make a definitive acid-base diagnosis .
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But now scanning techniques have been improved, which will help make early diagnosis possible.
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The challenge in making an accurate diagnosis begins immediately when the consultant enters the organization.
receive
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There will, therefore, be a built-in tendency for inflated numbers of women to receive this diagnosis .
use
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Bruce had a simple pendulum of the kind people employ to locate water, and which he used for diagnosis .
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Hence its measurement is used in the diagnosis of myocardial infarction and cerebrovascular accidents.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A diagnosis would not be made for 48 hours, until the results of blood tests are returned.
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Armed with a video, patients can explore their diagnosis in the privacy of their home with the luxury of time.
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Disseminated histoplasmosis can be treated effectively if the diagnosis is made quickly and anti-fungal drug therapy is started early.
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Furthermore, a careful history and physical examination permit a confident diagnosis that stands up over time.
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Madness is a diagnosis or verdict of some of our greatest doctors and geniuses, and of their man-disappointed minds.
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The camera tracks the movement of these materials, thus assisting in diagnosis of cancers or various types of cardiovascular disease.
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The colon was not assessed in nine patients in whom the diagnosis of malignant disease elsewhere had been obtained by other tests.
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This is especially so when a diagnosis of dementia blinds works to remaining skills.