diagnoslik
Diagnoslik is a concept used in medical informatics to denote a structured representation of diagnostic hypotheses and their supporting evidence, including estimated likelihoods and recommended actions. It is not a universally standardized term but appears in some literature and software contexts.
The term combines "diagnosis" with a suffix used in several European languages to convey similarity or likelihood;
A diagnoslik record typically lists multiple hypotheses with fields such as label, observed signs, tests, prior
Representations commonly rely on probabilistic reasoning (Bayesian networks, likelihood ratios) or rule-based scoring; systems update probabilities
Use cases include differential diagnosis support, triage in emergency settings, remote or point-of-care decision support, and
Benefits include structured reasoning, documentation of uncertainty, and reproducibility; limitations involve data quality, model opacity, potential
Example: a patient with fever and cough may have diagnoslik entries for influenza, COVID-19, and bacterial pneumonia,
See also: differential diagnosis, Bayesian reasoning, decision support systems.