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The mistaken attribution of signs and symptoms of a medical condition to a pre-existing known condition.

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diagnostic overshadowing

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diagnostic overshadowing

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The mistaken attribution of signs and symptoms of a medical condition to a pre-existing known condition.

Japanese Meaning

既知の既往症に関連付ける誤った判断の結果、他の医療状態の徴候や症状が見落とされる現象 / ある医療状態の徴候や症状を、既に存在する既知の病状に誤って帰属させる現象

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Diagnostic overshadowing delayed her receiving the correct treatment when doctors attributed her new symptoms to her anxiety disorder.

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新たな症状を既存の疾患に誤って帰属させたため、医師がそれらを彼女の不安障害によるものと判断し、適切な治療の開始が遅れた。

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The mistaken attribution of signs and symptoms of a medical condition to a pre-existing known condition.

Clearly the consequences of diagnostic overshadowing could be potentially fatal for some people with learning disabilities as their true unerlying health need will not be identified and treated.

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