levels of refinement in diagnosis
Last reviewed 01/2018
A diagnosis is made at one of a number of levels according to the depth of information available:
Diagnosis level: Example:
1. Symptoms and complaints headache
2. Nosology/syndrome shoulder syndrome
3. Pathophysiology hypertension
4. Pathology myocardial infarction
5. Aetiology measles virus
ref: Journal of Informatics in Primary Care, 1994