title: [Diagnosis and therapy in daily practice].
abstract: Diagnosis and treatment are two essential elements of medical practice. For obvious reasons, it is often impossible to make a definite diagnosis during the initial work-up. This raises the problem of how extensive diagnostic procedures should be to initiate adequate treatment. It is evident that the professional experience of a physician exerts a great influence on therapeutic measures instituted in the private office or in the hospital. Consequently, in certain instances, treatment may be started without a definite diagnosis. Nevertheless, the axiom "no treatment without prior diagnosis" remains a basic principle of medicine.
mesh_terms: D003933:Diagnosis; D005194:Family Practice; D006801:Humans; D012586:Science; D013812:Therapeutics
vernacular_title: Diagnose und Therapie im Spannungsfeld der täglichen Praxis.