On May 7, 2005, at 3:12 PM, Thomas Beale wrote: > ...so it seems to me that the indicator of what to do next when a > differential diagnosis is recorded relates strongly to the innate > characteristics of the conditions recorded, not just the doctor's > opinion of how likely it might be. If angina pectoris is a possible > diagnosis for "burning chest pain" at 5%, with the most probable > diagnosis (in the opinion of the physician) being "gastric reflux" > at 95%, and it is a 55-yo with a family history of coronary heart > disease, I presume that the angina pectoris possibility is the one > that drives the next steps? How are the confidences really decided?
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