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diagnostic process  

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  • The diagnostic process is central to clinical medicine. Patients come to a physician with complaints, and the physician attempts to identify the illnesses responsible for the complaints. [Source: Encyclopedia of Medical Decision Making; Diagnostic Process, Making a Diagnosis]

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