initial diagnosis
collocation in Englishmeaningsofinitialanddiagnosis
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initial
adjective[before noun]
uk/ɪˈnɪʃ.əl/us/ɪˈnɪʃ.əl/
of or at ...
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diagnosis
noun[C or U]
uk/ˌdaɪ.əɡˈnəʊ.sɪs/us/ˌdaɪ.əɡˈnoʊ.sɪs/
a judgment about what a particular illness or problem is, made after ...
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(Definition ofinitialanddiagnosisfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Theinitialdiagnosisneeds to be confirmed by an independent prescriber who is a doctor.
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The scheduled valvoplasty in one patient was cancelled after theinitialdiagnosisof a cleft mitral valve was excluded.
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Of all the children, five died within two years of theinitialdiagnosis.
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The registration information has triggered a reminder on her touch screen about six guidelines that may pertain to the patient'sinitialdiagnosis.
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Within the context of supplementary prescribing, it is expected that the independent prescriber would be responsible for theinitialdiagnosisand management plan.
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They emphasised the importance of sharing their feelings experienced during theinitialdiagnosisand treatment.
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Theinitialdiagnosiswas viral pericarditis, and he was treated with aspirin and then naproxen.
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The maximum duration of the simulation was 20 years frominitialdiagnosis.
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Previous illness, presentation,initialdiagnosis, physical symptoms, and prescribed treatment were all covered extensively and with ease.
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No cardiac murmur was heard from 15 to 96 months after theinitialdiagnosis, mean 41 +/11 months.
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In the latter cases the clinical relationship began at the time ofinitialdiagnosisof a terminal illness.
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Favorable prognosis is associated with complete resection, age >3 years, and absence of metastasis at the time ofinitialdiagnosis.
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However, in all cases were we had doubt, the microscopic investigation confirmed ourinitialdiagnosis.
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It may also help make theinitialdiagnosismore accurate.
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In conclusion, costs of long-term morbidity of bacterial meningitis largely outweigh the costs ofinitialdiagnosisand treatment of children suspected of bacterial meningitis.
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Hogge et al15 reported that of 14 patients with antenatally detected myelomeningocele, 13 (93%) had ventriculomegaly at the time ofinitialdiagnosis.
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Six (40%) of these relapsed patients were 40 years of age atinitialdiagnosiscompared to 1 of 15 (7%) controls.
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Mortality rates were stratified into four age classes and estimated (i) within the 10 years after diagnosis and (ii) between 10 and 20 years afterinitialdiagnosis.
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After making theinitialdiagnosis, repeated evaluations are needed to assess left ventricular contraction and size, as well as charting the progression of afterload mismatch of the left ventricle.
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