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Empirical Medicine in Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine

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What is the primary basis of empirical medicine?

Diagnostic guides and manuals

Experience and observation (correct)

Systematic logic and scientific theory

Philosophical views of the human body

What is the main goal of teleology in explanations?

To predict the outcome of a phenomenon

To describe the characteristics of a phenomenon

To understand the purpose or function of a phenomenon (correct)

To identify the cause of a phenomenon

Who are more likely to use empirical reasoning in making diagnoses?

Physicians who rely on diagnostic guides

Physicians with a strong theoretical background

Less-experienced physicians

Experienced physicians (correct)

What is the concept that is often avoided in modern science?

Teleological explanations Signup and view all the answers

What is the term that originated in the writings of Plato and Aristotle?

Teleology Signup and view all the answers

What is the focus of teleology in medicine?

Achieving equilibrium and harmony Signup and view all the answers

Which concept is used in evolutionary biology to explain why biological structures and functions are advantageous?

Teleology Signup and view all the answers

Who wrote more than 200 works, promoting empirical medicine and influencing Western medicine?

Galen Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the medical work written by Zhang Zhongjing?

Treatise on Febrile and Miscellaneous Diseases Signup and view all the answers

What theory is considered as a teleological system in TCM?

Five Elements Theory Signup and view all the answers

In which dynasty did Wang Shuhe write 'Mai Jing'?

Jin Dynasty Signup and view all the answers

What is the main concern of physicians in medical ethics?

Outcomes and telos of a given treatment paradigm Signup and view all the answers