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What is the basis for modern disease nosology?
What is the basis for modern disease nosology?
- Cultural beliefs about health
- Personal opinions of physicians
- Holistic descriptions of diseases
- Clinicopathologic observation (correct)
What significant publication did Morgagni create in 1761?
What significant publication did Morgagni create in 1761?
- De Sedibus et Causis Morborum per Anatomen Indagatis (correct)
- Principles of Surgery
- On the Origin of Species
- The Anatomy of Human Destructiveness
What does Occam's razor refer to in the context of disease classification?
What does Occam's razor refer to in the context of disease classification?
- A strategy for comprehensive gene mapping
- A technique for holistic patient assessments
- A principle that simplifies complex problems to their most basic form (correct)
- A method for diagnosing rare diseases
What is a major limitation of traditional Oslerian diagnostics?
What is a major limitation of traditional Oslerian diagnostics?
Why has the classification of neurodegenerative disorders become more precise over time?
Why has the classification of neurodegenerative disorders become more precise over time?
What can be a result of a lack of understanding of disease complexities?
What can be a result of a lack of understanding of disease complexities?
What approach has been held for over a century in defining human disease?
What approach has been held for over a century in defining human disease?
What is often required to correlate clinical signs with pathoanatomy?
What is often required to correlate clinical signs with pathoanatomy?
What can different diseases cause that complicates their classification?
What can different diseases cause that complicates their classification?
What does modern disease nosology aim to improve by identifying underlying etiologies?
What does modern disease nosology aim to improve by identifying underlying etiologies?
Flashcards
Classic Disease Nosology
Classic Disease Nosology
A method for categorizing diseases primarily based on observable symptoms, anatomical changes identified during autopsies, and simplified explanations. Focuses on the end organ affected and late-stage presentations.
Occam's Razor
Occam's Razor
The principle that emphasizes the simplest explanation as the most likely to be true. In disease nosology, it led to simplifying disease classifications.
Precision Medicine
Precision Medicine
An approach to disease classification that focuses on the underlying causes and molecular mechanisms rather than solely relying on observable symptoms and anatomical changes.
Diseases with Common Pathophenotypes
Diseases with Common Pathophenotypes
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Pathophysiology
Pathophysiology
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Predictable Prognosis
Predictable Prognosis
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Disease Drivers
Disease Drivers
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Molecular Complexity
Molecular Complexity
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Syndrome
Syndrome
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Disease Nosology
Disease Nosology
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Study Notes
Disease Nosology and Precision Medicine
- Modern disease classification emerged in the late 1800s, contrasting with earlier, more general descriptions.
- Disease definition relies on clinical and pathological observations.
- Diseases were often categorized by the organ affected and late-stage symptoms, as autopsies were necessary for correlations.
- Morgagni's work, "De Sedibus et Causis Morborum," pioneered this approach by correlating clinical cases with over 600 autopsies from Padua University, establishing an anatomical basis for disease.
- This approach used inductive reasoning and Occam's Razor, simplifying disease definitions.
- While this approach to describing diseases has been effective, its oversimplified nature has limitations.
- Key limitations include inability to distinguish different diseases with similar symptoms and underlying pathology(e.g., different causes of kidney failure).
- Growing understanding of disease etiologies is improving classifications, especially for neurodegenerative disorders, lymphomas, and other conditions.
- Accurate disease classification improves prognostic predictions for individual patients.
- Current therapies are sometimes ineffective due to a lack of understanding of underlying disease drivers at a molecular level.
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