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Interventional Diagnostic Procedure: A Practical Guide for the Assessment of Coronary Vascular Function
Published on: March 15, 2022
[The internist: a human being that helps others. On the training and clinical practice of the specialty]
1Escuela de Medicina, Universidad de Valparaiso, Servicio de Medicina, Hospital Naval Almirante Nef, Viña del Mar, Chile. jduclos@vtr.net
Abstract:
This is a critical overview of an internist with 33 years of practice, about the activities which are inherent to internal medicine. The author analyzes strategies on how to keep updated in the scientific literature, the importance of acquiring, experience from peers and teachers and emphasizes the value of an adequate patient-physician relationship.
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