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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1029-3043</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Medicentro Electrónica]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Medicentro Electrónica]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1029-3043</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S1029-30432023000300011</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Diagnóstico diferencial: ¿Qué es, cómo se hace, dónde lo enseñan?]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Differential diagnosis: what is it, how is it done and where is it taught?]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Álvarez Álvarez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Gerardo]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[de Armas Prado]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jesús Isaac]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Luna Febles]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Otoniel]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Hernández García]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Norma]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Universitario Clínico-Quirúrgico «Arnaldo Milán Castro»  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Santa Clara Villa Clara]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Policlínico Universitario «Abel Santamaría Cuadrado»  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Encrucijada Villa Clara]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Psiquiátrico Provincial Docente «Dr. Luis San Juan Pérez»  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Santa Clara Villa Clara]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>09</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>09</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>27</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1029-30432023000300011&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1029-30432023000300011&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1029-30432023000300011&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN El diagnóstico es la piedra angular de la medicina individual, por tanto, dominarlo y conocerlo es esencial para todo médico al indagar en el estado de salud y patológico de los pacientes. Los profesionales de la salud deben dedicar todos sus esfuerzos a su realización, siempre que disponga de los elementos y medios necesarios, tanto teóricos como prácticos, para la correcta utilización del método clínico, elemento esencial del diagnóstico diferencial. En este artículo se abordan los aspectos más relevantes que intervienen en la realización del diagnóstico de los pacientes; se enfatiza en los pasos necesarios para efectuar un verdadero diagnóstico diferencial que posibilite la decantación de las posibilidades etiológicas del cuadro clínico del enfermo. A través de la correcta aplicación del método clínico es posible la aproximación al diagnóstico clínico definitivo del paciente.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT Diagnosis is the cornerstone of individual medicine, therefore, mastering it and knowing it is essential for every doctor when inquiring into the health and pathological status of patients. Health professionals must dedicate all their efforts to its realization as long as they have the necessary elements and means, both theoretical and practical, for the correct use of the clinical method, which is an essential element of differential diagnosis. This article addresses the most relevant aspects involved in carrying out patient's diagnosis; emphasis is placed on the necessary steps to carry out a true differential diagnosis that makes it possible to decant the etiological possibilities of the patient's clinical manifestations. It is possible to approach the definitive clinical diagnosis of the patient through the correct application of the clinical method.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[diagnóstico clínico]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[diagnosis, differential]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[clinical diagnosis]]></kwd>
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