Basic concepts of analytical medicine.
https://doi.org/10.18705/2311-4495-2023-10-6-591-598
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Abstract
The article discusses the contradictions in medical science and practice caused by the discrepancy between the amount of knowledge and the methodology for their development. The proposed methodological approach to the development of the general theory of medicine. The article clarifies the concepts of objects, subject and methods of medicine. Health is defined as the body’s ability to make up indefinitely. Two forms of ill-health have been identified: illness and functional insufficiency. The disease is defined as a set of processes leading to the loss of signs of the organism and its consequences. Disclose the results of the diagnosis of diseases. The direction of detection of diseases and urgent tasks of medical semiotics are provided.
About the Authors
N. I. Volkova
Rostov State Medical University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Natalya I. Volkova, M.D., Ph.D., Professor, Head of the Department of Internal Medicine No. 3
Nahichevansky avе., 29, Rostov-on-Don, 344022
A. V. Volkov
Rostov State Medical University
Andrey V. Volkov, Executive Director of the center “Hospital of Modern Medicine”
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Volkova N.I., Volkov A.V. Basic concepts of analytical medicine. Translational Medicine. 2023;10(6):591-598. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.18705/2311-4495-2023-10-6-591-598. EDN: PWSNBF
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