A universal diagnosis syntax

Area of Science:

• Medical Informatics
• Clinical Diagnostics
• Scientific Nomenclature

Background:

• Accurate diagnoses are fundamental to patient treatment and follow-up.
• Current diagnostic expressions can be enhanced through systematic approaches.
• Standardized terminology is crucial for effective clinical communication.

Purpose of the Study:

• To introduce a universal diagnosis syntax (UDS) for generating medical diagnoses.
• To establish a systematic formula for creating informative and customized diagnoses.
• To explore the potential of a standardized syntax across all medical specialties.

Main Methods:

• Developed a diagnosis generation formula: d:=e&o&p, where 'e' represents etiological agent, 'o' disorder, and 'p' pathogenetic mechanism.
• Utilized common medical prefixes, morphemes, and suffixes to extend the formula for complex diagnoses.
• Ensured generated terms adhere to established clinical categories and nomenclature.

Main Results:

• Successfully generated clinical diagnoses using the d:=e&o&p formula.
• Demonstrated that complex diagnoses can be systematically constructed by adding terms.
• The UDS formula generates diagnoses consistent with common clinical practice and applicable across specialties.

Conclusions:

• The universal diagnosis syntax (UDS) provides a learnable and scalable method for diagnosis generation.
• UDS has potential implications for medical education, classification systems, and structured clinical decision-making.
• The proposed formula anticipates a shift towards a more scientific and systematic approach in medical diagnostics.