The steps of the medical procedure consist of:
anamnesis.
Causes: is the study of the causes of disease.
Pathogenesis: is the study of the mechanism of disease occurrence (causative).
Pathophysiology: is the study of changes in key functions during disease.
Symptomatic study: It is the study of all apparent signs, which is what we also call the clinical study. The opposite of a quasi-clinical study which is the product of complementary testing. Due to the development of radiological imaging techniques, a semi-clinical symptomatology has emerged.
Diagnosis: is the identification of the disease.
Differential diagnosis: is the description of diseases that carry similar symptoms and that can be confused with the disease being diagnosed.
Treatment: It is the treatment of this disease and the return of the infected person to his normal state of health.
Anticipation: is the study of the possibilities of disease development.
Psychology: The psychology of the patient is an important component of the success of the medical procedure. As of 1963 the historian of medicine Jan Starobinski said, “A truly complete medical process is not limited to this technical aspect. If the physician wants to perform his function fully, he establishes a relationship with the patient that will satisfy the emotional needs of the latter.”
The medical process, then, is not only a body given medicine, but a psychological condition that needs support.
