working diagnosis

working hypothesis

considered condition that one or more care professionals have determined to be the most consistent with observed conditions

Note 1 to entry: A working diagnosis is used as a label for the considered condition that one or more care professionals assess as the most probable health condition and that could be concluded after further observations. The basis for such assessments is the already observed conditions.

Note 2 to entry: Different care professionals may make different interpretations and assessments of the observed conditions and thereby come to different conclusions and different working diagnosis

Table 1. Associations of working diagnosis
Specialization of Generalization of
professionally assessed condition
Association from Association name Association to
1..* care professional has determined 0..* working diagnosis
0..* working diagnosis is consistent with 1..* observed condition
working diagnosisUML Representation
Figure 1. working diagnosis (UML Representation)