"Diagnosis, Differential" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Determination of which one of two or more diseases or conditions a patient is suffering from by systematically comparing and contrasting results of diagnostic measures.
| Descriptor ID |
D003937
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.171
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Diagnosis, Differential".
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2018 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Diagnosis, Differential" by people in Profiles.
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What is the Utility of Point-of-Care Ultrasound for Diagnosis of Soft Tissue Abscess vs. Cellulitis? J Emerg Med. 2025 May; 72:121-128.
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Managing a Cutaneous Abscess in the Emergency Department. Ann Emerg Med. 2021 Jul; 78(1):44-48.
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Euglycemic diabetic ketoacidosis: Etiologies, evaluation, and management. Am J Emerg Med. 2021 Jun; 44:157-160.
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Decompensated hypothyroidism: A review for the emergency clinician. Am J Emerg Med. 2021 Jan; 39:207-212.
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Electrical storm: A focused review for the emergency physician. Am J Emerg Med. 2020 Jul; 38(7):1481-1487.
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Evaluation and management of the critically ill adult asthmatic in the emergency department setting. Am J Emerg Med. 2021 Jun; 44:441-451.
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Point-of-Care Ultrasonography for the Diagnosis of?Skin and Soft Tissue Abscesses: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Ann Emerg Med. 2020 07; 76(1):67-77.
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Differentiation between neurosarcoidosis and primary central nervous system vasculitis based on demographic, cerebrospinal and imaging features. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2020; 38 Suppl 124(2):135-138.
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Diagnosis of Acute Heart Failure in the Emergency Department: An Evidence-Based Review. West J Emerg Med. 2019 Oct 24; 20(6):875-884.
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Reliability of clinical diagnosis of masses of the cerebellopontine angle: A retrospective multi-institutional study. Am J Otolaryngol. 2019 Mar - Apr; 40(2):133-136.