How to Use differential diagnosis in a Sentence
differential diagnosis
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Prior generations of large language models faltered when dealing with uncertainty, and in generating a list of possible conditions to check up, what's known as a differential diagnosis.
—Will Stone, NPR, 30 Apr. 2026
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Instead, after a patient provides a medical history and undergoes a physical exam, MRIs are deployed to confirm or rule out diseases or conditions as part of a proper differential diagnosis.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
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More notably, o1 performed as well or better than two Harvard internists in generating differential diagnoses based on EHR data for 76 real-world emergency cases.
—Spencer Dorn, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
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For a meaningful share of cognitive work in primary care, like reviewing records, taking histories, generating differential diagnoses, managing chronic disease, autonomous AI can already deliver clinically adequate care.
—Alon Bergman, STAT, 11 May 2026
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In turn, longitudinal data platforms allow AI to surface predictive insights earlier, support more accurate differential diagnoses and integrate recommendations into clinical workflows.
—Julia Strandberg, Forbes.com, 3 Mar. 2026
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