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Chapter 7. Diagnosis

  1. Peter D. Cockcroft MA, VetMB, MSc, DCHP, DVM&S, MRCVS,
  2. Mark A. Holmes PhD, MA, VetMB, MRCVS

Published Online: 25 FEB 2008

DOI: 10.1002/9780470690833.ch7

Book Title

Handbook of Evidence-based Veterinary Medicine

Handbook of Evidence-based Veterinary Medicine

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How to Cite

Cockcroft, P. D. and Holmes, M. A. (2008) Diagnosis, in Handbook of Evidence-based Veterinary Medicine, Blackwell Publishing Ltd, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9780470690833.ch7

Author Information

  1. Epidemiology and Informatics Unit, Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 25 FEB 2008
  2. Published Print: 28 MAR 2003

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9781405108904

Online ISBN: 9780470690833

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Keywords:

  • veterinary diagnosis;
  • differential diagnosis;
  • pattern matching;
  • veterinary surgeons;
  • Bayes's Theorem

Summary

This chapter contains section titled:

  • Introduction

  • Definitions

  • The clinical examination: evidence for the presence of disease

  • Hypothetico-deductive reasoning

  • The diagnostic process

  • Recall and ranking

  • Which Method of Pattern Recognition is Used?

  • Clinical Reasoning Strategies Used in Hypothetico-Deductive Reasoning

  • Errors in Hypothetico-Deductive Reasoning

  • Logic, Sets, Venn Diagrams, Boolean Algebra

  • Clinical Staging of Metritis in Cattle

  • References and Further Reading

  • Review Questions

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