The Syndrome of No One Knows What the Patient Has

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This paper presents a series of considerations on the syndrome known as no one knows what the patient has, a phrase ingeniously coined at the University General Hospital of Cienfuegos to refer to those patients whose underlying condition cannot be clearly established despite countless efforts of all...

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Main Author: Alfredo Darío Espinosa Brito
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Centro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas. Cienfuegos 2016-06-01
Series:Medisur
Subjects:
diagnóstico
causa básica de muerte
causas de muerte
causas múltiples de muerte
Online Access:http://www.medisur.sld.cu/index.php/medisur/article/view/3294
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spelling doaj-c909718dfef14746bfac68cc00e893622020-11-25T02:17:54ZspaCentro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas. CienfuegosMedisur1727-897X2016-06-011432622681332The Syndrome of No One Knows What the Patient HasAlfredo Darío Espinosa Brito0Hospital General Universitario Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima. Cienfuegos.This paper presents a series of considerations on the syndrome known as no one knows what the patient has, a phrase ingeniously coined at the University General Hospital of Cienfuegos to refer to those patients whose underlying condition cannot be clearly established despite countless efforts of all sorts: application of clinical methods, investigations, continuous diagnostic discussions, and consultations with the most diverse specialists. This represents a stressful situation for patients, relatives, and medical staff, with a significant impact not only on the health care setting, but also on administrative, social, ethical, and possibly legal spheres.http://www.medisur.sld.cu/index.php/medisur/article/view/3294diagnósticocausa básica de muertecausas de muertecausas múltiples de muerte
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The Syndrome of No One Knows What the Patient Has
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diagnóstico
causa básica de muerte
causas de muerte
causas múltiples de muerte
author_facet Alfredo Darío Espinosa Brito
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title The Syndrome of No One Knows What the Patient Has
title_short The Syndrome of No One Knows What the Patient Has
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publisher Centro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas. Cienfuegos
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publishDate 2016-06-01
description This paper presents a series of considerations on the syndrome known as no one knows what the patient has, a phrase ingeniously coined at the University General Hospital of Cienfuegos to refer to those patients whose underlying condition cannot be clearly established despite countless efforts of all sorts: application of clinical methods, investigations, continuous diagnostic discussions, and consultations with the most diverse specialists. This represents a stressful situation for patients, relatives, and medical staff, with a significant impact not only on the health care setting, but also on administrative, social, ethical, and possibly legal spheres.
topic diagnóstico
causa básica de muerte
causas de muerte
causas múltiples de muerte
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