Contemporary use of the disease concept: II. The question of anemia.
Of 105 admissions to a medical service, 64 involved anemia (defined as a hematocrit value of less than 38%) at some time during the admission. Chart review revealed that the disease concept was not being used, as most of the anemias were unnoticed or undiagnosed, and most of the diagnoses that were made were incorrect.
D000740:Anemia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D004194:Disease; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006400:Hematocrit; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008499:Medical Records; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies