简约理论及其在医学中的应用

Parsimony and it's Application in Medicine

简约理论是一个古老的理论,从古代的亚里士多德,中世纪的奥卡姆,直到近代的牛顿都推崇并发展了该理论。简约理论是自然的法则之一,同样也是医学实践中应遵循的一个原则。简约理论也是医学伦理学和医患沟通需要的理论。在医学实践中有意识地应用简约理论,可以使我们提高效率,避免浪费,更好地为患者服务。

Parsimony is an old and important priciple which was proposed and developed by many famous men in history such as Aris-totle,Ockham and Newton.Parsimony is considered as one of the basic priciples in the nature,also in medical activity.Furthermore,it is threh-elpful to communtication between patients and doctors.So the priciple should be used intentionally in order to improve effciency,get rid of overuse and make better service for patients.