Vertical root fracture can be a difficult diagnosis to make where the fracture line is not evident.

But leaving out that symptom may have made a difficult diagnosis even harder.

When a doctor makes a difficult diagnosis, it is not his medical knowledge only that determines it, but a voice in his head.

This inconstant pattern of connection can serve as explanation for a difficult or challenging differential diagnosis.

Depression and Arthritis It is normal to feel sad when you receive a difficult diagnosis about your health.

This can make diagnosis very difficult.

It is a truism in medicine that the difficult diagnoses are most likely to be made by the oldest or the newest physicians.

"It gives them an outlet if they're going through a difficult diagnosis or a new therapy," she said.

Podell considered some of the difficult diagnoses of his specialty - diseases that surprised him in the past.

Any kind of drowning is one of the most difficult diagnoses in forensic medicine.