What is incidental conditions?


What is incidental conditions? An incidental finding is something extra found by the test. It's something not related to the reason your doctor ordered the test. For example, a doctor may order a CT scan of your chest to look for a blood clot. There may or may not be a blood clot, but the picture also shows a small growth in your lung.


What is the difference between incidental and accidental?

Or is it? Accidental and incidental can both mean something happening by chance, but usage suggests that accidental also implies an element of carelessness or inattention while incidental implies the occurrence would have happened with or without attention or care.