Definition of terms

Diagnose

to identify or recognize a disease

Diagnosis

name given to a disease so that every veterinarian refers to the same syndrome

Diagnosis

Makes it possible to make a prognosis about a case based on the outcomes of series of animals w/ same condition.

Diagnosis

• name of disease w/ specific ETIOLOGY

• description of MORPHOLOGICAL identity of the disease

• Pathoanatomical diagnosis

• A syndrome w/c is a description of total clinical presentation or single clinical sign

• name of disease w/ specific ETIOLOGY

• description of MORPHOLOGICAL identity of the disease

• Pathoanatomical diagnosis

• A syndrome w/c is a description of total clinical presentation or single clinical sign

Give 4 definition of “Diagnosis”

dia = between;

gignoskein = to know

means to recognize a disease & its difference from other diseases

Greek word of diagnosis & meaning

[DT-PODU-PPZ]

1. Differential

2. Tentative

3. Presumptive

4. Definitive & Etiological

5. Open

6. Undetermined

7. Pathoanatomical

8. Zebra

9. Physical

Gieve the 9 types of Diagnosis

Physical dx

dx based from info obtained via inspection, palpation, percussion, auscultation

inspection, palpation, percussion, auscultation

4 ways physical dx is obtained

Zebra dx

unlikely diagnosis instead of a more common one

Etiological diagnosis

identifies SPECIFIC cause of disease

Pathoanatomical dx

identifies systems & organs involved as well as nature of lesions but short of identifying the cause

Undetermined dx

a diagnosis that can’t be made even w/ extensive epidemiological, clinical & laboratory investigations

symptomatic therapy

In undetermined dx, this therapy needs to be initiated for the clinical abnormalities

cessation of ALL therapy & close monitoring of patient (this will allow vital clues to be recognized

If response to treatment is unsatisfactory, what needs to be done & why?

Open diagnosis

clinical abnormalities are detected but the cause cannot be determined

Definitive & etiological diagnosis

identification of specific cause of disease based on interpretation of clinical laboratory findings

Definitive & etiological diagnosis

In this type of dx, often anetiological dx can’t be name due to lack of confirmatory lab assistance thus or necropsy lesions are used as definitive dx.

Presumptive dx

Usually made after considering several differential diagnosis & collection of further clinical & laboratory information

Tentative diagnosis

Suspected diagnosis based on history or initial clinical examination

Differential diagnosis

A list of disease responsible for clinical and laboratory findings in a particular circumstance.

3-5 diagnosis &probability of presence or absence of certain disease will change as new info becomes available

#of differential diagnosis to be listed, and what happens after?