The clinical method: death and resurrection
Considerations on the pertinence and prevalence of the clinical method defined as the process of diagnosis in the practice of human medicine is presented. Epistemologic considerations on the scientific nature of the clinical method, the medical taxonomy and the ‘’main types’’ of differential diagnos...
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Centro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas. Cienfuegos
2010-12-01
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| description | Considerations on the pertinence and prevalence of the clinical method defined as the process of diagnosis in the practice of human medicine is presented. Epistemologic considerations on the scientific nature of the clinical method, the medical taxonomy and the ‘’main types’’ of differential diagnoses are commented. The process of diagnosis is analyzed from the perspective of logical processes, particularly from the hypothetic deductive method. Activation, refining and evaluation of hypothesis are emphasized as mechanisms of the diagnosis process. Some considerations on the impact of computing technology and its contributions to the clinical method being both benefited or not, are stated. Finally, the pertinence of a transformation of the clinical method due to the emergence of a more expansive and extensive medical paradigm is evaluated. This new paradigm will be hermeneuticaly based on the significance and understanding of the diagnosis, being men the central axis and medicine a humane science and a practice. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7c6e711bbd754c0f9458a5ad81a0b5f32025-01-30T21:28:42ZspaCentro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas. CienfuegosMedisur1727-897X2010-12-01855262639The clinical method: death and resurrectionFidel Ilizástiguir Dupuy0Instituto Superior de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana. Calle 25 s/n. Cubanacán. Playa. Ciudad de La Habana.Considerations on the pertinence and prevalence of the clinical method defined as the process of diagnosis in the practice of human medicine is presented. Epistemologic considerations on the scientific nature of the clinical method, the medical taxonomy and the ‘’main types’’ of differential diagnoses are commented. The process of diagnosis is analyzed from the perspective of logical processes, particularly from the hypothetic deductive method. Activation, refining and evaluation of hypothesis are emphasized as mechanisms of the diagnosis process. Some considerations on the impact of computing technology and its contributions to the clinical method being both benefited or not, are stated. Finally, the pertinence of a transformation of the clinical method due to the emergence of a more expansive and extensive medical paradigm is evaluated. This new paradigm will be hermeneuticaly based on the significance and understanding of the diagnosis, being men the central axis and medicine a humane science and a practice.http://medisur.sld.cu/index.php/medisur/article/view/1321medicina clínicadiagnóstico clínicodiagnóstico diferencialconocimientoclasificación |
| spellingShingle | Fidel Ilizástiguir Dupuy The clinical method: death and resurrection Medisur medicina clínica diagnóstico clínico diagnóstico diferencial conocimiento clasificación |
| title | The clinical method: death and resurrection |
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| title_short | The clinical method: death and resurrection |
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| topic | medicina clínica diagnóstico clínico diagnóstico diferencial conocimiento clasificación |
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