Diagnostician

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Skill: Diagnostician

Association
Profession	Doctor
Job Title	Diagnoser
Labor	Diagnosis
Tasks
Diagnose wounded dwarves Ponder Discuss Research
Workshop
None
Attributes
Analytical Ability Memory Intuition

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Diagnostician is the skill associated with the diagnosis labor. Diagnosers are responsible for deciding how a dwarf who is hurt should be treated at a hospital.

Diagnostician skill level is related to the speed at which the labor is completed. It is the only relevant skill of the chief medical dwarf noble position, and the health screen will not display information without it.

Diagnosers determine the freshest hell unleashed on your fortress' injured as part of the health care industry.

The diagnostician skill is also used by scholars when thinking about medical science-related topics:

Topic	Description	Wikipedia link	Subdivision
Anesthesia	Anesthesia	Anesthesia	Method
Asylum for mentally ill		Psychiatric hospital	Method
Autopsy		Autopsy	Method
Cataract surgery		Cataract surgery	Method
Cauterization	Cauterization	Cauterization	Method
Fracture immobilization		Bone fracture § Immobilization	Method
Fracture treatment	The treatment of fractures	Bone fracture § Treatment	Method
Hernia surgery	Hernia surgery	Hernia § Surgery	Method
Hospital lab		Medical laboratory	Method
Lithotomy surgery	The lithotomy surgery	Lithotomy	Method
Medical school		Medical school	Method
Physical examination	The method of physical examination in diagnosing illness	Physical examination	Method
Professional hospital staff		Surgeon and Physician	Method
Specialized wards		Hospital § Departments or wards	Method
Tracheotomy surgery	The tracheotomy surgery	Tracheotomy	Method
Traumatic injuries	The treatment of traumatic injuries	Major trauma	Method
Draining	The surgical method of draining	Drain (surgery)	Method (surgery)
Excision	The surgical method of excision	Excision	Method (surgery)
Incision	The surgical method of incision	Surgical incision	Method (surgery)
Ligature	The surgical method of ligature	Ligature (medicine)	Method (surgery)
Probing	The surgical method of probing	Endoscopy	Method (surgery)
Scraping	The surgical method of scraping	Debridement	Method (surgery)
Suturing	The surgical method of suturing	Surgical suture	Method (surgery)
Acute and chronic conditions	The distinction between acute and chronic conditions	Acute (medicine) and Chronic condition	Theory
Anatomical studies	Anatomical studies for medical edification	Human body	Theory
Blood vessels		Blood vessel	Theory
Classification of bodily fluids	The classification of bodily fluids	Body fluid or Humorism	Theory
Classification of mental illnesses		Mental disorder	Theory
Classification of muscles		Muscle	Theory
Comparative anatomy		Comparative anatomy	Theory
Convalescence		Convalescence	Theory
Disease and fouled water	The connection between disease and fouled water	Waterborne diseases	Theory
Endemic disease		Endemic (epidemiology)	Theory
Epidemic disease	The theory of epidemic disease	Epidemic	Theory
Exacerbation	The notion of the exacerbation of a patient's condition	Exacerbation	Theory
Eye anatomy	The anatomy of the eye	Human eye	Theory
Fracture classification	The classification of fractures	Bone fracture § Classification	Theory
Motor vs sensory nerves		Motor nerve and Sensory nerve	Theory
Nervous system function		Nervous system	Theory
Paroxysm	The notion of paroxysm	Paroxysmal attack	Theory
Pathology	The classification of disease	Nosology	Theory
Prognosis	Determining the likely outcome given a patient's current status	Prognosis	Theory
Pulmonary circulation		Pulmonary circulation	Theory
Pulmonary medicine	Pulmonary medicine	Pulmonology	Theory
Reaction time		Mental chronometry	Theory
Relapse		Relapse	Theory
Specialized surgical instruments	The use of specialized surgical instruments	Surgical instrument	Theory
Surgical models	The use of practice models in surgery	Surgical planning	Theory
The voice	The source of the voice	Phonation	Theory
Toxicology	The classification of toxic substances	Toxicology	Theory
Treatment of mental illnesses		Treatment of mental disorders	Theory
Animals as surgical models	The use of animals as surgical models	Vivisection	Tool
Animal remedies	Remedies prepared from animals	Traditional Chinese medicine § Animal substances	Tool
Bandages	The method of bandaging wounds	Bandage	Tool
Dedicated hospitals		Hospital	Tool
Forceps		Forceps	Tool
Herbal remedies	Herbal remedies	Herbalism	Tool
Mineral remedies	Mineral remedies	List of traditional Chinese medicines § Minerals	Tool
Mud bags as surgical models	The use of mud bags as surgical models	Surgical planning	Tool
Needles	The construction and use of surgical needles	Surgical suture § Needles	Tool
Orthopedic cast		Orthopedic cast	Tool
Plants as surgical models		Surgical planning	Tool
Scalpel		Scalpel	Tool
Surgical scissors		Surgical scissors	Tool
Traction bench		Hippocratic bench	Tool

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