A blog about dermatology and its related topics. Guide to cope up with dermatology disorders and some dermatology treatments.
There are several important features that characterize the structure of this algorithm. First, note that the diseases are not classified on the basis of etiology or pathogenesis the way that they are in most textbooks. They are categorized, instead, on the basis of similar clinical features. Diseases that look alike are grouped together regardless of […]
The amount of medical information is increasing exponentially. This statement may be a cliche, but it is frighteningly true. Surely, all of us are intimidated by the huge amount of learning we must do in order to practice medicine safely and effectively. In spite of this, it seems to me that our medical education system, […]
In almost all instances, allow for placement of an unknown disease into one of the 10 major disease groups . Years of using the algorithm have convinced me that this problem-oriented approach is readily learned and is surprisingly accurate. I would, however, like to offer several caveats. First, algorithms, when applied too dogmatically, are inherently […]