Devika Krishnakumar, Danielle Hessler Jones, Michael B Potter
Self-Management Support Improves Diabetes Outcomes Without Exacerbating Inequities
Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine : JABFM
methodological aspects making differential diagnosis far received little attention aim present study therefore analyze logical structure phase clinical procedure commonly believed making differential diagnosis involves inferential process clinician first makes diagnostic hypotheses rules prospective hypotheses except one concludes one remaining hypothesis identifies disease affecting patient authoritative scientific methodologists sustain logical mechanism leading rejection diagnostic hypothesis negation consequent thus falsification proposed popper fundamental inference experimental science present study therefore suggested making differential diagnosis clinicians utilize disjoined syllogism rather negation consequent description given structures two types disjoined syllogism inclusive exclusive indepth analysis made entire diagnosticdifferential reasoning process authors suggest logical plane consists two distinct sequential inferences one eliminative induction inclusive disjoined syllogism lastly pointed clinic perfect pathognomonic signs rarely encountered inference leading rejection diagnostic hypothesis never apodictic lead probable conclusion confutation diagnostic hypotheses thus appears based rule denial inductive logic