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Diagnosis > Incidental Findings

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Incidental Findings  

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  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Unanticipated information discovered in the course of testing or medical care. Used in discussions of information that may have social or psychological consequences, such as when it is learned that a child's biological father is someone other than the putative father, or that a person tested for one disease or disorder has, or is at risk for, something else.

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-M6VV5ZD1-S

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