The Definition of Clinical Diagnostics
Clinical diagnostics is the way doctors diagnose patients. They use a variety of clinical testing, medical history and their examination of the patient to make a conclusion about what is wrong with them.
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Patient History
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Doctors can use a patient's medical history to group together symptoms or signs that a disease might be present. If a patient has presented with the same symptom on more than one occasion, this may enable the doctor to consider a certain disease.
Examination
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A doctor might physically examine the patient, searching for any physical signs of disease or illness, and investigating the patient's complaint. This could involve taking temperature and blood pressure, measuring the pulse and listening to the heart or other organs.
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Clinical Testing
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If a physical examination is not sufficient, a doctor may attempt to make his diagnosis using various testing methods. This could involve blood tests or urine tests, X-rays, CT or MRI scans to see where the problem lies.
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