How to understand medical decisions

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Deeper questions

What will happen if I ask for a written explanation?

 

What is evidence-based medicine and how does affect explanations?

 

How will answers be affected by hypotheses, theories, facts and evidence?

 

What is scientific replication?

 

How might uncertainty and probability affect answers to my questions?

 

What is Bayes theorem?

 

How does reasoning by elimination work in circumstances of uncertainty?

 

What is hypothetico-deductive reasoning? Is it list, chase and check? 

 

Why does the idea of 'specificity' cause so much confusion?