Class DIAGNOSTIC-PROCEDURE

A procedure, method, or technique used to determine the nature or identity of a disease or disorder. This excludes procedures which are primarily carried out on specimens in a laboratory.
Subclass-Of: Medical-procedure
Axioms:
(Slot-Value-Type Diagnostic-Procedure Supports Diagnostic-Procedure)

(Slot-Value-Type Diagnostic-Procedure Instrument Manufactured-Object)

(Slot-Value-Type Diagnostic-Procedure Assesses-Effect-Of Chemical)

(=> (Diagnostic-Procedure ?Self)
    (And (Exists (?A)
                 (And (Target ?Self ?A)
                      (Or (Patient ?A)
                          (Patient-Or-Disabled-Group ?A))))
         (Exists (?B)
                 (And (Diagnostic-Action-Of ?Self ?B)
                      (Health-Condition ?B)))
         (Forall (?C)
                 (=> (Analyzes ?Self ?C)
                     (Or (Chemical ?C) (Body-Substance ?C))))))