Philosophy
Why case taking is so important.
By Kartik Murtys
June 7, 2015· 1 min read
PhilosophyKartik Murtys · June 7, 2015 · 1 min
Experience seems to prove that when sickness comes to its victim, it disturbs first the organs and tissues of the weakest function; and each successive illness, that is not a repetition, will involve another feeble part; thus each experience, from infancy to old age, forms a link in a pathological c
Experience seems to prove that when sickness comes to its victim, it disturbs first the organs and tissues of the weakest function; and each successive illness, that is not a repetition, will involve another feeble part; thus each experience, from infancy to old age, forms a link in a pathological chain, which, together, constitute the clinical history of that patient, and is a material expression of his hereditary weaknesses.
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