The phrase "a diagnostic evaluation" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where an assessment or analysis is being conducted to identify a problem or condition, often in medical, educational, or psychological settings.
Example: "The doctor recommended a diagnostic evaluation to determine the underlying cause of the patient's symptoms."
Alternatives: "an assessment test" or "a diagnostic assessment."
In this study, people with chronic low back pain seeking a diagnostic evaluation in a radiology clinic, were evaluated using provocative discography and a clinical examination by a skilled physiotherapist.
The test is the first step in the so-called 1-3-6 plan: screveryvery baby by 1 month of age, do a diagnostic evaluation on all who fail by 3 months, and get those babies into treatment by 6 months.
Adult patients who have new-onset stabbing headache should undergo a diagnostic evaluation to exclude secondary causes [19].
Once informed consent was provided, participants completed a diagnostic evaluation by a board-certified neurologist to confirm their migraine diagnosis and to determine the onset of their migraines.
The evaluation and diagnosis of such disorders requires experienced clinicians, who may not be always available for a diagnostic evaluation or sometimes might not be experienced enough.
The program was part of a diagnostic evaluation process and sought to provide parents with essential support as soon as their child was diagnosed.
In a previous study, failure to perform a complete diagnostic evaluation after a positive FOBT was due to physician decisions in 33% of cases, and 43% of these physician decisions were inappropriate (Jimbo et al, 2009).
In conclusion, a 'cascade' diagnostic evaluation of an infertile couple may allow a genetic diagnosis based on chromosomal abnormalities or an FMR1 expansion.
*Children's depression rating scale-revised raw scores: 30-42 (is is possible that a depressive disorder might be confirmed in a comprehensive diagnostic evaluation), 43-57 inclusive (a depressive disorder is likely to be confirmed in a comprehensive diagnostic evaluation), and 58-72 inclusive (a depressive disorder is very likely to be confirmed).
A nurse will open the envelope only when a peroperative diagnostic evaluation has documented a type II SLAP lesion.
We included only patients with recently diagnosed mild dementia who had been offered a conventional diagnostic evaluation by a local specialist in dementia.
