El método clínico en Medicina Tradicional y Natural

Authors

  • Graciela de la Caridad Rodríguez de la Rosa Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Camaguey
  • Anais Pino García

Keywords:

DeCS, DIAGNÓSTICO/MÉTODOS, REGISTRO MÉDICO, MEDICINA TRADICIONAL.

Abstract

RESUMEN

Fundamento: el método clínico es la secuencia ordenada de acciones utilizadas por el personal médico. Es el método científico aplicado a la práctica clínica; el orden recorrido para estudiar y comprender el proceso salud–enfermedad. El desarrollo alcanzado por la medicina tradicional y natural, así como la diversidad de información en relación al diagnóstico clínico, motivaron la realización de este artículo.
Objetivo: abordar el método clínico desde el enfoque de la medicina tradicional.
Métodos: se realizó una revisión documental sobre el método clínico y su aplicación en la medicina tradicional, para lo que se utilizaron las principales bases de datos médicas (Scielo, PubMed, EBSCO, Hinari). De 25 materiales escritos en idioma español e inglés, 19 correspondieron a artículos científicos y el resto libros publicados entre 1985 y 2015.
Desarrollo: el método clínico es el orden de trabajo elaborado a través del desarrollo de la relación médico-paciente, con la historia clínica como herramienta de registro; para llegar a un diagnóstico integral en un individuo, su pronóstico y manejo. En correspondencia con el lineamiento 156 del PCC: consolidar la enseñanza y el empleo del método clínico y epidemiológico de manera que contribuyan al uso racional de los medios tecnológicos para el diagnóstico y tratamiento de las enfermedades; fueron analizados los fundamentos fisiológicos y metodológicos del método clínico en medicina tradicional así como sus etapas y algoritmo de aplicación.
Conclusiones: la aplicación del método clínico en la medicina tradicional permite lograr un servicio de salud con eficiencia y calidad.

ABSTRACT

Background: clinical method is the organized sequence of actions used by doctors. It is the scientific method applied to the clinical practice as well as the order followed to study and understand the health-disease process. The development achieved by natural and traditional medicine and the diversity of information related to the clinical diagnosis have motivated the carrying out of this article.
Objective: to tackle the clinical method from the approach of natural and traditional medicine.
Methods: a documentary review on clinical method and its application in natural and traditional medicine was made. The main medical data bases (Scielo, PubMed, EBSCO, Hinari) were used. Of 25 materials in Spanish and English, 19 were scientific articles and the rest were books published between 1985 and 2015.
Development: clinical method is the work order made by means of the development of the patient-doctor relationship, using the medical history as a record tool with the objective of arriving at a comprehensive diagnosis of a patient, the prognosis and the management. According to the guideline number 156 of the Cuban Communist Party (PCC, Spanish acronym) it is necessary to: consolidate the teaching and use of clinical and epidemiological methods so they can contribute to the rational use of technological means for the diagnosis and treatment of diseases. The physiological and methodological foundations of the clinical method in natural and traditional medicine, as well as its stages and the application algorithm, were analyzed.
Conclusions: the application of the clinical method in natural and traditional medicine allows achieving an efficient and quality health service.

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Published

2015-08-25

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Rodríguez de la Rosa G de la C, Pino García A. El método clínico en Medicina Tradicional y Natural. Arch méd Camagüey [Internet]. 2015 Aug. 25 [cited 2025 Nov. 19];19(5):539-50. Available from: https://revistaamc.sld.cu/index.php/amc/article/view/3965

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 5 (2015)

Section

Natural and Traditional Medicine

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