Personal Injury Diagnostics

Personal Injury Diagnostics Will Determine In Large Part The Patients Diagnosis, Therapeutic Protocol, Response To Treatment, And Permanency.

There are 9 Major Personal Injury Diagnostic Category Considerations

1. Subjective, Hybrid and Objective Evidence 2. High vs Low Relevancy Diagnostics 3. High vs Low Sensitivity Diagnostics 4. Primary vs Secondary Diagnostics 5. Probable vs Not Probable Diagnostics 6. Medically Accepted Diagnostics 7. Daubert Challenge, Not Medically Accepted Diagnostics. 8. Specificity of Diagnostics 9. Their are 30 Diagnostics Categories.

1. Subjective, Hybrid and Objective Evidence

Subjective evidence that is in the form of an opinion or self-report that cannot be independently examined, evaluated, or verified, but must be either accepted on faith, or rejected. Hybrid evidence is based on the combination of subjective evidence the the doctors interpretation. Hybrid evidence is often based on the experience and art of the physician. Objective evidence is independent of the physician. Any statement or fact pertaining to the quality of a product or service based on observations, measurements or tests that can be fully verified.

2. High vs Low Relevancy Diagnostics

Relevancy of a diagnostic test determines the probable accuracy of positively identifying a lesion with a high accuracy if positive.

3. High vs Low Sensitivity Diagnostics

The sensitivity of a test is it's ability to designate an individual with a lesion as positive. A highly sensitive test means that there are few false negative results, and thus fewer cases of lesions are missed. The specificity of a test is its ability to designate an individual who does not have a disease as negative.

4. Primary vs Secondary Diagnostics

Primary diagnostics tests are tests which are directly related to the pathology and in many cases the positive finding of the test is the diagnosis. A secondary diagnostic finding is supports a primary finding yet mostly if positive is not the diagnosis.

5. Probable vs Not Probable Diagnostics

Probable diagnostic tests are those tests which are most likely to be positive for a particular lesion. Not probable diagnostics are those tests which are when tested are most likely not to be positive for the lesion.

6. Medically Accepted Diagnostics

The factors that may be considered in determining whether the evidence is valid are: (1) whether the theory or technique in question can be and has been tested; (2) whether it has been subjected to peer review and publication; (3) its known or potential error rate; (4)the existence and maintenance of standards controlling its operation; and (5) whether it has attracted widespread acceptance within a relevant scientific community.

7. Daubert Challange

Daubert standard is a rule of evidence regarding the admissibility of expert witness testimony. A party may raise a Daubert motion, a special motion raised before or during trial, to exclude the presentation of unqualified evidence to the jury.

8. Specificity of Diagnostics

The specificity of a test is its ability to designate an individual who does not have a disease as negative.

9. 30 Documentation Categories

There are about 30 diagnostic categories which are frequently evaluated in the diagnosis of a soft tissue spinal injury. They are a combination of test including: sensitivity, relevancy, probability, medically accepted and primary or secondary findings. The chiropractor who focuses on personal injury patients should be familiar with all 30 diagnostics tests and their relativeness on a particular injury.