Disease Diagnosis and Diagnostics

Diagnosis is the process of identifying an injury, condition, or disease based on the signs and symptoms that an individual is exhibiting. To determine a diagnosis, diagnostic tests are performed. To aid in the diagnosis, blood testing, medical history, physical examinations, and other procedures may be employed. Diagnosing an illness is critical for avoiding problems that may emerge if the ailment is left untreated, as well as improving the efficacy of treatment regimens. The impact of diagnosis on patient treatment, research, and policy is significant. Diagnosis is a method as well as a classification scheme, or a "pre-existing set of classifications agreed upon by the medical profession to define a specific condition," according to the definition. Because clinical decision making will be tailored to a correct understanding of the patient's health problem when a diagnosis is accurate and made in a timely way, a patient has the best chance for a positive health outcome.

• Symptoms and Signs
• Disease Diagnosis
• Differential Diagnosis
• Imaging
• Diagnostic Microbiology
• Infectious Disease
• Microfluidic & Lab-On-A-Chip Technologies
• Biosensors and Biochips in Diagnostics
• Molecular Diagnostics
• Medical Screening
• Clinical Decision Support Systems
• Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics