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When a doctor has diagnosed a patients condition do they have a legal duty to inform the patient of that diagnosis?
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Why are skin biopsies done?
Doctors perform skin biopsies to: make a diagnosis, confirm a diagnosis made from the patient's medical history and a physical examination, check whether a treatment prescribed for a previously diagnosed condition is working.
How is shock diagnosed?
Diagnosis of shock is based on the patient's symptoms.a significant drop in blood pressure.extremely low urine output.blood tests. Other tests are performed.to try to determine the underlying condition responsible for the patient's state of shock.
How is heartburn diagnosed?
Heartburn usually is diagnosed by patient histories, symptoms, and clinical assessments. Additional procedures may be used to confirm the diagnosis
What considerations determine a patient's fitness for transplant surgery?
the patient's age, general physical condition, diagnosis and stage of the disease. Transplant surgery is not recommended for patients who have liver, lung, or kidney problems; poor leg circulation; cancer
How should patients be diagnosed for an intestinal obstruction repair?
the physician first gives a physical examination to determine the severity of the patient's condition. The abdomen is examined for evidence of scars, hernias, distension, or pain. The patient's medical history is also taken.
Symptoms of dementia diagnosed by the doctor?
Dementia is diagnosed by a physician when the patient starts loss of memory. The patients thinking and reasoning declines. Its not a disease but a group of symptoms which will be diagnosed by a physician.
How is vitamin toxicity diagnosed?
The diagnosis of vitamin toxicity is usually made on the basis of the patient's dietary or medical history.
What is a condition that is diagnosed by a psychologist and treated by a psychologist that if diagnosed it is something the patient should not disclose to anyone?
I'm not sure what your question is, the way you have phrased it. If you are asking, about a requirement that a psychologist should not disclose patient information, it would be a condition of confidentiality.
If a patient is diagnosed with a disease before the effective date of the insurance plan is?
preexisting condition
What document provides information on a patients diagnosis?
Both Doctor's prescription, test reports provide information on a patient's diagnosis. After examination of the patient, the Doctor writes down the diagnosis which is called prescription. When the Doctor opts for test, the test report also provides information about the diagnosis.
What is the difference between diagnosis and prognosis?
''Diagnosis is the identification, by process of elimination, of the nature of anything. What is wrong with the patient. For example. You can have a diagnosis of a broken leg after the doctor reads your xrays for a foot injury. Or you have been diagnosed with pneumonia after you have had a cold for days.Prognosis is a medical term denoting the doctor's prediction of how a patient will progress, and whether there is a chance of recovery. This word is often used in medical reports dictating a doctor's view on a case. What will be the outcome of the patients recovery.Daddy''
How is hypothyroidism diagnosed?
The diagnosis of hypothyroidism is based on the patient's observations, medical history, physical examination, and thyroid function tests.
