Adopting the paradigm shift into clinical practice

Integrative Medicine: A Paradigm Shift in Clinical Practice

Various approaches to the care of patients coexist in modern society, such as original traditional medicine (including traditional Chinese medicine – TCM), modern traditional medicine, Western medicine, and integrative medicine. Given advances in medical science and clinical practice in the 21st century, there is a need for better integration of these approaches. The purpose of this paper is to...

I-7: Introducing Blastocyst Culture and Transfer into Clinical Practice

Science and practice of arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy: A paradigm shift

INTRODUCTION The clinical, genetic, and molecular paradigm of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) has markedly progressed through the last three decades, shifting from the classical ARVC as a progressive condition characterized by fibrofatty replacement of the right ventricle, into a wider spectrum of arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (AC), which covers ARVC with its various clin...

Analgosedation: a paradigm shift in intensive care unit sedation practice.

OBJECTIVE To critically evaluate the use of analgosedation in the management of agitation in critically ill mechanically ventilated patients. DATA SOURCES Literature was accessed through MEDLINE (1948-November 2011) and Cochrane Library (2011, issue 1) using the terms analgosedation, analgosedation, or analgesia-based sedation alone or in combination with intensive care unit or critically ill...

Paradigm Shift

A paradigm shift, suggested by Thomas Kuhn [1], is not just a small change in science, or the modification of a theory. It is a scientific revolution and completely changes the way in which science looks at the world. It often dictates how the public looks at the world. For example, Darwin's theories [2] were intensely debated by scientists and theologians. This debate spilled over into the pub...