What includes tests and procedures to identify diseases?

• A. Problem solving
• B. Diagnostic services
• C. Decision making
• D. Organization

Answer: (B)

Identifying diseases through tests and procedures is the work of diagnostic services. This area includes lab tests, imaging studies, biopsies, and other investigations used to detect, confirm, or exclude illnesses and to gauge how severe a condition is. It’s about gathering information to establish a diagnosis and guide treatment.

Other concepts like problem solving focus on finding solutions to issues in general, decision making is about choosing actions based on information, and organization relates to structuring people, processes, or resources. None of those specifically centers on using tests and procedures to identify disease, so diagnostic services are the best fit.