Discovering Your Diagnosis
Arriving at the correct diagnosis requires gathering evidence correctly, translating it correctly, and effective communications between practitioners and patients. The right treatment depends on the right diagnosis, so use these guidelines to send you in the right directions.
Three Resolutions for Savvy Patients
A savvy patient will realize that when symptoms appear, it's time to use these three tools to help get the best diagnosis, make treatment decisions and find the best medical outcomes.
A savvy patient will realize that when symptoms appear, it's time to use these three tools to help get the best diagnosis, make treatment decisions and find the best medical outcomes.
The Wise Patient's Guide to Being Newly Diagnosed
Once you've caught your breath, and decided it's time to empower yourself, there are a number of steps a newly diagnosed patient can take to understand a new diagnosis, confirm it, study treatment options, then begin the process required to beat it.
Once you've caught your breath, and decided it's time to empower yourself, there are a number of steps a newly diagnosed patient can take to understand a new diagnosis, confirm it, study treatment options, then begin the process required to beat it.
Using Web Site Symptom Checkers
When we experience unusual symptoms, we are curious about their causes. Even before we see our doctor or have a medical test, we want to know the answers about what could be causing those symptoms. Symptom checker applications are available on many health websites, but how accurate can they be?
When we experience unusual symptoms, we are curious about their causes. Even before we see our doctor or have a medical test, we want to know the answers about what could be causing those symptoms. Symptom checker applications are available on many health websites, but how accurate can they be?
Differential Diagnosis: What Else Might Your Problem Be?
The process of differential diagnosis helps patients understand the evidence used to determine their diagnosis, helps them learn about alternatives, and helps them confirm that their diagnosis was made correctly.
The process of differential diagnosis helps patients understand the evidence used to determine their diagnosis, helps them learn about alternatives, and helps them confirm that their diagnosis was made correctly.
When You Can't Get a Diagnosis
One form of medical misdiagnosis is called Failure to Diagnose. It occurs when a patient can't get an accurate diagnosis, also called a missed diagnosis. Knowing the reasons why a diagnose eludes a doctor, and what the outcomes might be, will help you get closer to your own diagnosis.
One form of medical misdiagnosis is called Failure to Diagnose. It occurs when a patient can't get an accurate diagnosis, also called a missed diagnosis. Knowing the reasons why a diagnose eludes a doctor, and what the outcomes might be, will help you get closer to your own diagnosis.