Distinctions Between Diagnostic and Classification Criteria?

Distinctions between diagnostic and classification criteria?

Rohit Aggarwal, Sarah Ringold, Dinesh Khanna,Tuhina Neogi, Sindhu R. Johnson, Amy Miller, Hermine I. Brunner, Rikke Ogawa , David Felson, Alexis Ogdie, Daniel Aletaha, Brian M. Feldman Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh; Department of Pediatrics, Seattle Children’s Hospital; Department of Medicine, University of Michigan; Division of Rheumatology, Toronto Western and Mount Sinai H...

Classification and Diagnostic Criteria

Diabetes mellitus comprises a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by high blood glucose levels. Four major types of diabetes have been defined: insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM), non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM), gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), and diabetes secondary to other conditions. IDDM characteristically presents with prominent diabetes symptoms an...

The myth of the distinction between classification and diagnostic criteria.

El mito de la distinción entre criterios de clasificación y criterios diagnósticos To the Editor: Over time I have become more and more surprised with the emphasis placed on courses and conferences that distinguish between criteria for classification and diagnosis. The argument is that the classification criteria have been designed to select patients who will be included in a clinical trial and...

Classification and diagnostic criteria for psoriatic arthritis.

BACKGROUND The study of psoriatic arthritis is difficult and has lagged behind the study of other arthropathies in that there are no universally agreed or properly validated case definitions. METHOD This paper examined the validity and practicality of the original Moll and Wright criteria and subsequent criteria sets. Key features discriminating between psoriatic and other arthropathies were ...

Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms. Classification and Diagnostic Criteria