Starvation is more difficult to diagnose than other types of abuse, investigators said.
Meningococcemia, the more deadly disease, is also more difficult to diagnose because symptoms commonly mimic those of the flu.
Some types of cancer, though, like ovarian, cervical, skin or lymphatic, are more difficult to diagnose and are somewhat more prone to errors.
"We've become better at correcting arrhythmias that are more difficult to diagnose and treat," he said, including some ventricular arrhythmias that are life-threatening and are often related to an area of scar tissue left by a heart attack.
Women may also be more likely to experience confusing heart attack symptoms, such as unexplained fatigue, rather than the classic symptom of crushing chest pain, making it more difficult to diagnose.
Some small institutions require two pathologists to be involved in every cancer diagnosis, whereas others recommend that the practice be used only with cancers that are more difficult to diagnose.
Food intolerance is far more difficult to diagnose.
Moreover, SHM is more difficult to diagnose and often requires several investigations to rule out other possible diseases.
A serum IgG4 within the normal range makes it more difficult to diagnose IgG4-related sclerosing disease.
Intraocular foreign body and retro-bulbar hemorrhage were more difficult to diagnose with an accuracy of 73 and 62%, respectively.
Failure to appreciate the multimodal etiology and pathophysiology of PE makes the condition more difficult to diagnose and treat.
