Pertussis can be especially difficult to diagnose in children under 1 year of age during winter season, when other pathogens, such as respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), circulate.
Discrimination is about general cases and general trends – and is in fact very difficult to diagnose in specific instances.
ADHD is generally thought to be more difficult to diagnose in girls than boys because the condition manifests itself differently.
It can be difficult to diagnose in primary care, and thus there is often a 10-year delay in diagnosis.
These disturbances are difficult to diagnose in their early stages because their initial symptoms are often vague.
Ovarian cancer is difficult to diagnose in early stages because physical symptoms are usually vague, and there is no reliable test to detect the cancer before it spreads.
Physical examination and imaging studies may reveal injuries that contribute to blood loss; hypovolemic shock may be difficult to diagnose in its early stages.
On some rare deals, very difficult to diagnose in the bidding, it is right to play in a six-card fit divided 6-0, 5-1 or even 4-2.
SLOS is a treatable genetic condition that may be difficult to diagnose in its mildest form because of nonspecific clinical markers (two- to three-toe webbing, short upturned nose, and micrognathia).
In 2014, a Lancet editorial made the case for routine childhood MenB vaccination (with no reference to age) based on two main arguments: its high morbidity and mortality, and the fact that it is difficult to diagnose in time to save children, as its initial symptoms are similar to common and relatively benign viral infections.
At Stanford Medicine, we've worked on a new approach to treating multiple sclerosis, and our researchers have pioneered a less expensive, faster, more reliable test for tuberculosis, a disease that still devastates developing countries and remains difficult to diagnose in places that lack electricity.
