In medicine, a diagnosis involves the collection and analysis of data for the evaluation of a condition.
Diagnosis is a word that has its etymological origin in Greek and even more so in the union of three words from that language. Specifically, it is a term that is formed by the prefix diag- which means "through"; the word gnosis which is a synonym for "knowledge", and finally the suffix -tic which is defined as "relating to".
A diagnosis is something that, in the field of medicine , is linked to the diagnosis . This term, in turn, refers to diagnosing : collecting data to analyze and interpret it, which allows evaluating a certain condition. For example: "The doctor said that tomorrow he will give me the diagnosis" , "I regret to inform you that the diagnosis is not encouraging" , "Hundreds of people are waiting at the door of the clinic for the diagnosis to be read" .
Diagnosis in medicine
In medicine, therefore, a diagnosis seeks to reveal the manifestation of a disease by observing and analyzing its symptoms.
In this sense, we can establish that there are various types of diagnoses such as pregnancy, various types of cancer, early or genetic, which is the one made based on a DNA study.
Early diagnosis is very important to increase the chances of curing certain diseases.
Clinical examination
It can be differentiated, however, in the diagnosis carried out in clinical medicine (which includes observing the signs of a disorder to recognize a disease) and the diagnosis in nursing (a person's data is studied to recognize what problems are part of a certain care planning).
To develop a clinical diagnosis , the doctor proceeds to physically examine the patient. He will also analyze your medical history (history of your health ) and may order complementary studies that allow him to gather more information about the state of your body.
Diagnosis as research or analysis
Beyond what corresponds specifically to medicine, the notion of diagnosis can be used in colloquial language as a kind of synonym for analysis or research .
«My diagnosis is that Andrea is tired of your lack of definition: she needs a greater commitment on your part» y «What is my diagnosis? "That the team needs at least three reinforcements to get out of the bottom of the standings." son frases que muestran este uso.
The term in TV and cinema
It should be noted that a North American television series entitled "Diagnosis of Murder" has been broadcast all over the world, which came to the small screen in 1994 and ran until 2001. It revolves around the figure of Dr. Mark Sloan. (Dick van Dyke) and his son, Detective Steve (Barry van Dyke), who together are in charge of solving certain cases of murder and homicides.
In audiovisual matters, it should also be noted that there is a film titled "Diagnosis of a Psychopath" . In 1993, this production was released, starring Jane Wheeler and Sean McCann, which revolves around the figure of a gynecologist who is traumatized by the death of his mother during the birth of his brother whom he murdered. A fact that has now led him to make the decision to prevent children from being born.