The clinical method in primary health care: some reflections

A bibliographical review on the importance of the clinical method in the primary health care was carried out. This method is composed by a system of rules that organize the procedures the doctor follows in order to obtain the symptoms and signs that will allow him to elaborate a further diagnosis. D...

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Main Author: Rubén Darío García Núñez
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Language:Spanish
Published: Centro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas. Cienfuegos 2010-12-01
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Online Access:http://medisur.sld.cu/index.php/medisur/article/view/1338
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description A bibliographical review on the importance of the clinical method in the primary health care was carried out. This method is composed by a system of rules that organize the procedures the doctor follows in order to obtain the symptoms and signs that will allow him to elaborate a further diagnosis. Different issues like the importance of the medical diagnosis, its bases, the different procedures through which it can be carried out, and how it is finally established are stated. The paper also analyzes the different diagnostic hypotheses, the importance of technology for the medical diagnosis, and the link between clinic and technology. Some peculiarities of the diagnosis in the primary health care, as well as its vulnerabilities and main deficiencies that affect the teaching of this medical sciences method are also exposed.
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medicina familiar y comunitaria
title The clinical method in primary health care: some reflections
title_full The clinical method in primary health care: some reflections
title_fullStr The clinical method in primary health care: some reflections
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title_short The clinical method in primary health care: some reflections
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medios críticos
medicina clínica
medicina familiar y comunitaria
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