Will the Real Myocardial Infarction Please Stand Up?

Clinical Chemistry | May 1, 2006| | Copyright

Defining a disease is a process whereby physicians and clinical scientists are able to place a label on a specific pathologic entity. If this label is used carefully, it will characterize that disease process to facilitate future interactions between the patient and the healthcare system. Labeling a patient with a specific diagnosis has important implications for that person with respect to his or her relationship to the rest of society. For example, when a patient is labeled as having suffered a myocardial infarction, that individual's ability to hold or perform certain jobs (e.g., airline ...

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