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The 23 pages that link to Diagnostic test, each with the reason it gives.

• Medical diagnosisBroader topic: Tests provide additional evidence when history and examination leave uncertainty.

• BiomarkerNarrower topic: Biomarkers are measurable inputs to many diagnostic tests, but the test is the broader clinical procedure.

• Physical examinationNarrower topic: Laboratory and imaging tests can provide evidence beyond what bedside examination reveals.

• Medical deviceRelated: Diagnostic devices produce measurements or results that inform disease identification.

• Clinical diagnosisNarrower topic: Tests supply evidence that clinicians interpret alongside history and examination.

• Prenatal screeningCompared with: It clarifies the distinction between a screening result and confirmation of a condition.

• Sensitivity and specificityRelated: Its sensitivity and specificity quantify how well it separates affected and unaffected people.

• Clinical medicineBroader topic: Tests can strengthen, weaken, or redirect a suspected diagnosis.

• Outbreak investigationRelated: Testing validates cases and can connect illness to a suspected cause.

• Clinical observationCompared with: Tests produce evidence through a defined procedure, unlike ordinary bedside watching.

• Reference rangeRelated: A result outside a range may prompt diagnostic evaluation, but is not itself a diagnosis.

• Developmental screeningCompared with: Unlike screening, diagnostic testing addresses whether a suspected condition is actually present.

• Veterinary epidemiologyRelated: Test accuracy affects which animals are counted as cases.

• BiostatisticsRelated: Sensitivity, specificity, and predictive values quantify how well tests classify health states.

• Clinical examinationNarrower topic: Clinical examination is one source of diagnostic evidence among many test types.

• Stool antigen testNarrower topic: Stool antigen assays are one class of tests used to establish infectious diagnoses.

• PalpationNarrower topic: Palpation is a bedside diagnostic method within this broader family.

• Pap testCompared with: The Pap test screens for risk; it does not by itself confirm cervical cancer.

• Blood testNarrower topic: Blood tests are one family of diagnostic tests, with performance judged by clinical purpose.

• Comprehensive metabolic panelNarrower topic: The panel can guide further evaluation, but abnormal values alone usually do not identify a specific diagnosis.

• MedicineRelated: Some medical interventions establish a diagnosis rather than treat disease.

• Medical scienceRelated: Test accuracy determines how evidence informs diagnosis.

• IridologyNarrower topic: Iridology presents iris inspection as a diagnostic test, making test accuracy central to its claims.