differentialDiagnosis

One of a set of differential diagnoses for the condition. Specifically, a closely-related or competing diagnosis typically considered later in the cognitive process whereby this medical condition is distinguished from others most likely responsible for a similar collection of signs and symptoms to reach the most parsimonious diagnosis or diagnoses in a patient.

Value: DDxElement
Used on: MedicalCondition
Source: Schema.org 30.1

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MedicalCondition

differentialDiagnosis

Its value

DDxElement

A MedicalCondition can have a differentialDiagnosis, and its value is a DDxElement.

Used on

One type has a differentialDiagnosis, and so does every type that descends from it.

MedicalConditionAny condition of the human body that affects the normal functioning of a person, whether physically or mentally.

Its value

Its value is a DDxElement.

DDxElementAn alternative, closely-related condition typically considered later in the differential diagnosis process along with the signs that are used to distinguish it.

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Version 30.116 September 2026
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