Science And Logic In Medical Diagnosis

Author : Lee A Forstrom
Publisher : FriesenPress
ISBN 13 : 1525553356
Total Pages : 247 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Science and Logic in Medical Diagnosis written by Lee A Forstrom and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2021-07-26 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Kenneth F. Schaffner
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520317130
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Logic of Discovery and Diagnosis in Medicine written by Kenneth F. Schaffner and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023-04-28 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1985.

Author : Paul Thagard
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780691050836
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.3X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How Scientists Explain Disease written by Paul Thagard and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2000-07-30 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do scientists develop new explanations of disease? How do those explanations become accepted as true? And how does medical diagnosis change when physicians are confronted with new scientific evidence? These are some of the questions that Paul Thagard pursues in this book that develops a new, integrative approach to the study of science. How Scientists Explain Disease challenges both traditional philosophy of science, which has viewed science as largely a matter of logic, and contemporary science studies that view science as largely a matter of power. Drawing on theories of distributed computing and artificial intelligence, Paul Thagard develops new models that make sense of scientific change as a complex system of cognitive, social, and physical interactions.

Author : Huw Llewelyn
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 019967986X
Total Pages : 683 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Oxford Handbook of Clinical Diagnosis written by Huw Llewelyn and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2014 with total page 683 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook describes the diagnostic process clearly and logically, aiding medical students and others who wish to improve their diagnostic performance and to learn more about the diagnostic process.

Author : Jules J. Berman
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 0128213620
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Logic and Critical Thinking in the Biomedical Sciences written by Jules J. Berman and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2020-07-08 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All too often, individuals engaged in the biomedical sciences assume that numeric data must be left to the proper authorities (e.g., statisticians and data analysts) who are trained to apply sophisticated mathematical algorithms to sets of data. This is a terrible mistake. Individuals with keen observational skills, regardless of their mathematical training, are in the best position to draw correct inferences from their own data and to guide the subsequent implementation of robust, mathematical analyses. Volume 2 of Logic and Critical Thinking in the Biomedical Sciences provides readers with a repertoire of deductive non-mathematical methods that will help them draw useful inferences from their own data.Volumes 1 and 2 of Logic and Critical Thinking in the Biomedical Sciences are written for biomedical scientists and college-level students engaged in any of the life sciences, including bioinformatics and related data sciences. Demonstrates that a great deal can be deduced from quantitative data, without applying any statistical or mathematical analyses Provides readers with simple techniques for quickly reviewing and finding important relationships hidden within large and complex sets of data Using examples drawn from the biomedical literature, discusses common pitfalls in data interpretation and how they can be avoided

Author : Harry Wechsler
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Applications of Fuzzy Logic to Medical Diagnosis written by Harry Wechsler and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Fred Gifford
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0444517871
Total Pages : 601 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Philosophy of Medicine written by Fred Gifford and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2011-08-23 with total page 601 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume covers a wide range of conceptual, epistemological and methodological issues in the philosophy of science raised by reflection upon medical science and practice. Several chapters examine such general meta-scientific concepts as discovery, reduction, theories and models, causal inference and scientific realism as they apply to medicine or medical science in particular. Some discuss important concepts specific to medicine (diagnosis, health, disease, brain death). A topic such as evidence, for instance, is examined at a variety of levels, from social mechanisms for guiding evidence-based reasoning such as evidence-based medicine, consensus conferences, and clinical trials, to the more abstract analysis of experimentation, inference and uncertainty. Some chapters reflect on particular domains of medicine, including psychiatry, public health, and nursing. The contributions span a broad range of detailed cases from the science and practice of medicine, as well as a broad range of intellectual approaches, from conceptual analysis to detailed examinations of particular scientific papers or historical episodes. Chapters view philosophy of medicine from quite different angles Considers substantive cases from both medical science and practice Chapters from a distinguished array of contributors

Author : M.G. Kendall
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 60 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tables of Random Sampling Numbers written by M.G. Kendall and published by . This book was released on 1946 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Paul Thagard
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691187304
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How Scientists Explain Disease written by Paul Thagard and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2018-06-05 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do scientists develop new explanations of disease? How do those explanations become accepted as true? And how does medical diagnosis change when physicians are confronted with new scientific evidence? These are some of the questions that Paul Thagard pursues in this pathbreaking book that develops a new, integrative approach to the study of science. Ranging through the history of medicine, from the Hippocratic theory of humors to modern explanations of Mad Cow Disease and chronic fatigue syndrome, Thagard analyzes the development and acceptance of scientific ideas. At the heart of the book is a case study of the recent dramatic shift in medical understanding of peptic ulcers, most of which are now believed to be caused by infection by the bacterium Helicobacter pylori. When this explanation was first proposed in 1983, it was greeted with intense skepticism by most medical experts, but it became widely accepted over the next decade. Thagard discusses the psychological processes of discovery and acceptance, the physical processes involving instruments and experiments, and the social processes of collaboration, communication, and consensus that brought about this transformation in medical knowledge. How Scientists Explain Disease challenges both traditional philosophy of science, which has viewed science as largely a matter of logic, and contemporary science studies that view science as largely a matter of power. Drawing on theories of distributed computing and artificial intelligence, Paul Thagard develops new models that make sense of scientific change as a complex system of cognitive, social, and physical interactions. This is a book that will appeal to all readers with an interest in the development of science and medicine. It combines an engaging style, significant research, and a powerfully original argument.

Author : Harlan M. Krumholz, M.D.
Publisher : Dementi Milestone Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780990961376
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Science of the Art of Medicine written by Harlan M. Krumholz, M.D. and published by Dementi Milestone Publishing. This book was released on 2015-09-15 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Doctors use reason and probability to assess and treat patients. But given the complexity, uncertainty, and fast pace of real-world medical practice, physicians have no choice but to use mental shortcuts and probability estimates as they do their vital work. When doctors deeply understand how they reason, they improve their clinical decision making. This book teaches students, residents, and practicing physicians to think clearly about the logic, probability, and cognitive psychology of medical reasoning. Simple examples, visual explanations, and historical context make the art of how doctors think fascinating and highly relevant to daily medical practice. Reading this book will help you improve the care of your patients, one at a time.