diagnostic error

collocation in English

meaningsofdiagnosticanderror

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diagnostic
adjective
uk
/ˌdaɪ.əɡˈnɒs.tɪk/us
/ˌdaɪ.əɡˈnɑː.stɪk/
medicalspecialized
identifying a particular illness using a combination of signs ...
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error
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈer.ər/us
/ˈer.ɚ/
a ...
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(Definition ofdiagnosticanderrorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdiagnostic error

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Many clinicians improperly perform, or entirely miss this step, introducing avoidablediagnosticerrorand misdiagnosis.
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The procedure is not carrying any appreciablediagnosticerror.
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The possibility fordiagnosticerroris clear when so few target cells are available for analysis.
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The presently limiteddiagnosticerrormessages need extending to a more comprehensive form of help for the user.
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Maximumdiagnosticerroris likely to occur when a category developed within one culture is applied to another.
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The possibility of gender bias indiagnosticerrorspecifically attributable to the diagnosis of shingles and occurring systematically in every age group and year is remote.
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The patient is in danger of suffering greatly in the future as a result of this seriousdiagnosticerror.
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Currently up to 40,000 patients a year die as a result of hospital accidents and one in 14 suffers an "adverse event", such asdiagnosticerroror operation mistake.
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This is an essential step to reducediagnosticerrorand to evaluate potential medication sources of further patient harm.
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Many clinicians improperly perform, or entirely miss this step, introducing avoidablediagnosticerrorand misdiagnosis.
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A systematic review of studies of the autopsy calculated that in about 25% of autopsies a majordiagnosticerrorwill be revealed.
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There were no other diagnostic errors in this series.
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The diagnostic errors are rare and would not alter the surgical management.
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The emergence of atypical features will need to be considered in the context of the total duration of symptoms but diagnostic errors are inevitable, otherwise the clinician is being complacent.
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This equipment is, therefore, very important in avoiding diagnostic errors and in putting into effect the health protection programme in the sector of in vitro diagnostic devices.
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Elevated levels of stress were also linked to high rates of burnout, absenteeism and diagnostic errors, and to reduced rates of patient satisfaction.
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