Abstract

GONZALEZ SOSA, Gabriel. Application of the clinical method for the diagnosis of patients with non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Rev Cubana Med Gen Integr [online]. 2016, vol.32, n.2, pp. 258-267. ISSN 1561-3038.

The use of the clinical method for accurate diagnosis of diseases in humans arises with the birth of medicine in ancient Greece and its fundamental components doctor-patient relationship, interrogation, physical examination and history clinic; the latter is its most important data collection tool. It reflects on the importance of its correct application to reach an accurate diagnosis in patients with non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding starting in primary health care which can achieve early diagnosis of this condition and avoid complications that occur in these patients when the diagnosis is delayed, so far thought of the death of the clinical method, its relevance and importance in contemporary medicine is unquestionable.

Keywords : clinical method; variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding; auxiliary diagnostic methods.

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