Diagnosis Explained

For other uses see Diagnosis (disambiguation).

Diagnosis (: diagnoses) is the identification of the nature and cause of a certain phenomenon. Diagnosis is used in many different disciplines, with variations in the use of logic, analytics, and experience, to determine "cause and effect". In systems engineering and computer science, it is typically used to determine the causes of symptoms, mitigations, and solutions.^[1]

Computer science and networking

• Bayesian network
• Complex event processing
• Diagnosis (artificial intelligence)
• Event correlation
• Fault management
• Fault tree analysis
• Grey problem
• RPR problem diagnosis
• Remote diagnostics
• Root cause analysis
• Troubleshooting
• Unified Diagnostic Services

Mathematics and logic

• Bayesian probability
• Block Hackam's dictum
• Occam's razor
• Regression diagnostics
• Sutton's law

Medicine

• Medical diagnosis
• Molecular diagnostics

Methods

• CDR computerized assessment system
• Computer-aided diagnosis
• Differential diagnosis
• Retrospective diagnosis

Tools

• DELTA (taxonomy)
• DXplain
• List of diagnostic classification and rating scales used in psychiatry

Organizational development

• Organizational diagnostics

Systems engineering

• Five whys
• Eight disciplines problem solving
• Fault detection and isolation
• Problem solving

Notes and References

1. Web site: A Guide to Fault Detection and Diagnosis. gregstanleyandassociates.com.