Medical diagnosis is both a _science_ and an _art_; a science when the
causes and symptoms of a disease are understood, and an art when this
knowledge can be applied to determine its location and exact nature
Medical diagnosis is both a _science_ and an _art_; a science when the
causes and symptoms of a disease are understood, and an art when this
knowledge can be applied to determine its location and exact nature.
Science presents the general principles of practice; art detects among
the characteristic symptoms the differential signs, and applies the
remedy. Da Costa aptly remarks: ‘No one aspiring to become a skillful
observer can trust exclusively to the light reflected from the writings
of others; he must carry the torch in his own hands, and himself look
into every recess.’
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