Diagnostic Agreement

Importance of agreement between clinicians while making a diagnosis Agreement between clinicians is an important factor in the context of making a diagnosis. When multiple clinicians agree on a diagnosis or the interpretation of diagnostic data, it can enhance the reliability of the diagnostic process, improve patient outcomes, and provide a more robust framework for decision-making. Let’s explore how clinician agreement plays a role in … Continue reading Diagnostic Agreement

Do dragon needling and cupping techniques provide greater therapeutic benefits than prednisone for patients with chronic fatigue syndrome?

In 2012, Xu, et. al., conducted a study has demonstrated that the traditional Chinese medicine techniques of coiling dragon needling and moving cupping on the back may offer superior therapeutic benefits for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) compared to the conventional Western treatment with Prednisone. The study aimed to compare the effectiveness of a combined therapy of coiling dragon needling and back cupping with that of … Continue reading Do dragon needling and cupping techniques provide greater therapeutic benefits than prednisone for patients with chronic fatigue syndrome?

Diagnostic Process

Diagnosis is a process that involves collecting data about one’s illness (collate their symptoms) and determine their anatomic, physiologic and/or psychosocial derangement (usually called disease) through clinical reasoning in order to direct a clinician toward offering specific treatments (Reed, 1992; Balogh et al, 2015). Systems of Clinical Reasoning in the Diagnostic Process: There are two main systems of clinical reasoning used in diagnosis (Balogh et … Continue reading Diagnostic Process