Final diagnosis definition
Final diagnosis means the process of identifying or determining the nature and cause of a disease or injury through evaluation of patient history, examination and review of laboratory data.
Examples of Final diagnosis in a sentence
Final diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction: death of heart muscle caused by obstruction of the blood supply.
The discharge summary should carry the Present history / Past history / Allergies / Pre-existing Disease / Differential diagnosis / Final diagnosis, events that lead to the injury /disease / complications in the order of priority.