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Science and Logic in Medical Diagnosis: In Defense of Individual Patients

Science and Logic in Medical Diagnosis: In Defense of Individual Patients

Forstrom, Lee A.

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Medical Reference

Publisher Price: $26.99

ISBN10: 1525553348
ISBN13: 9781525553349
Publisher: Friesenpr
Published: Jul 26 2021
Pages: 246
Weight: 0.70
Height: 0.56 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Clinicians and patients know the importance of correct diagnosis for proper treatment. So important - a correct diagnosis - it is the first theme of this book. Several other themes are also important. A second theme is established as cause and effect, common or peculiar linked entities in at least some humans. A third theme deals with probabilities, both objective and statistical and/or subjective probabilities. The fourth theme covers the inhomogeneity among all humans. That is, all people are unique. Is science a theme? Not of this kind. Instead, science encompasses all of the themes above and others. Logic holds their framework. The diagnostic model above has been modified by allowing wider scope of inference similar to the earlier differential diagnoses model. A quite radical model called Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM), was created about thirty years ago. Its advocates depend largely on statistics, with little interest in science. Discussion and comparisons with traditional and EBM models argue here undesirable shortcomings of the latter. Far from dismissing science, but robust medical science, knowledge, experience and professional clinicians continues in caring her/his individual patients.

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