Which term refers to the identification of injury or disease?

• A. Dysfunction
• B. Diagnosis
• C. Distal
• D. Discreet

Answer: (B)

The main idea is identifying what condition a patient has. In medical language, that process is called diagnosis. It involves synthesizing what the patient reports, the examination findings, and any test results to determine which injury or disease best explains the situation. For example, chest pain with certain ECG changes and labs leads to a diagnosis like myocardial infarction, rather than assuming a generic problem. The other terms don’t fit: distal refers to being farther from the origin, dysfunction means impaired functioning of a body part, and discreet means separate or distinct. So the term that correctly refers to identifying injury or disease is diagnosis.