[Everything you wanted to know about diagnosis but never dared to ask].
Making the correct diagnosis is essential for any physician. On occasions, this thorny task may demand profound knowledge combined with analytical skills. During the ages, logical devices were developed to help the bewildered physician accomplishing this task. This article will review some of the more celebrated devices. "Perfection is achieved, not when you have nothing more to add, but when you have nothing more to take away" Antoine de Saint-Exupery (Wind, Sand and Stars)
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Maccabi Healthcare Services, Haifa. rimmer@netvision.net.il
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