One must make the distinction between the cognitive process of medical diagnosis occurring in exam rooms, with the procedural basis of surgical care and hospital recovery.

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That adjustment was harder for Abdul-Jabbar to process than his cancer diagnosis in 2008.

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He said Mrs Williams's diagnosis lent the process "additional urgency".

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Because there are usually no physical signs to definitively diagnose irritable bowel syndrome, diagnosis is often a process of elimination.

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This sometimes becomes a nuisance to doctors, as one thing the patient input derails the thought process of the doctor, also sometimes it allows the patient to doubt about the doctors diagnosis.

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