The total number of calories a person needs each day varies depending on a number of factors, including the personâs age, sex, height, weight, and level of physical activity. In addition, a need to lose, maintain, or gain weight and other factors affect how many calories should be consumed.
us â /ËdÉÉªÂ·ÉªÉ¡ËnoÊÂ·sÉªs/ plural diagnoses /ËdÉÉªÂ·ÉªÉ¡ËnoÊËsiz/. âº the making of a judgment about the exact character of a disease or other problem, esp. after an examination, or such a judgment: [ U ] Respiratory therapy involves the diagnosis and treatment of breathing disorders.
Failure to diagnose is the terminology used by doctors (and lawyers) to indicate a patient has a set of symptoms that have gone undiagnosed. It is considered one of the forms of misdiagnosis, or missed diagnosis. When that failure to diagnose leads to harm to the patient, there are legal ramifications.