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Diagnostic Overkill |
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Diagnostic Overkill The use of too many and/or overlapping overlapping tests that provide virtually no additional diagnostic information—e.g., an MRI of the brain when a prior CT identified an intracranial mass
diagnostic overkill Clinical decision-making The use of excess or overlapping tests that provide virtually no additional diagnostic information–eg, an MRI of the brain when a prior CT identified an intracranial mass. Cf Defensive
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