[Septicemia?, Bacteremia?, Sepsis?, Septicopyemia?: the importance of conceptual unity and language in teaching].
Elaborating on the use of the terms sepsis, septicemia, bacteremia and septicopyemia, the author stresses the importance of precise concepts and correct terminology to describe clinico-pathological entities with different pathogenesis. The significance of this attitude for medical teaching is discussed.
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Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago.
D016470:Bacteremia; D001424:Bacterial Infections; D006801:Humans; D018805:Sepsis; D013663:Teaching; D009626:Terminology as Topic
Septicemia?, Bacteremia?, Sepsis?, Septicopiohemia?: importancia de la unidad conceptual y del lenguaje en la docencia.