presumptive diagnosis

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presumptive
adjective
uk
/prɪˈzʌmp.tɪv/
us
/prɪˈzʌmp.tɪv/
believed to be something, or likely to be true, based on the information that ...
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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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Following this short investigation, apresumptivediagnosisof cercarial dermatitis (swimmer's itch) was made.
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The goal was also to establish apresumptivediagnosisof pneumonia that can be useful for both prognostic and therapeutic purposes.
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They will be negative where other bacteria are responsible, but may provide useful support for apresumptivediagnosis, particularly in situations where antibiotics have already been administered.
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Drugs are potent therapeutic agents that are used at least 50% of the time on the basis of apresumptivediagnosisor a 'therapeutic trial', eg, antihistamines.
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More commonly, apresumptivediagnosisis made based on clinical signs and evaluation of abdominal or chest fluid, if available.
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The signs seen on clinical exam and postmortem are normally sufficient to make apresumptivediagnosis.
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Supra-acromial bursitis has not been receiving much attention from literature and remains described mainly as case reports ofpresumptivediagnosiswith no histopathological correlation.
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Apresumptivediagnosismay be made based on the history, clinical signs, and autopsy findings.
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Blood tests can also be performed to bolster apresumptivediagnosisby looking for coronavirus antibodies and elevated protein.
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Apresumptivediagnosiscan be made based on the history and clinical signs.
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Thepresumptivediagnosisis particularly strong when eospinophilic meningoencephalitis can be confirmed.
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Apresumptivediagnosismay be based on clinical signs.
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Apresumptivediagnosiscan be made based on the history, clinical signs, pattern of mortality and water temperature, especially if there is a history of the disease in the area.
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Presumptive diagnoses may be made based on the observation of clinical signs.
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