Most clinicians will be familiar with Occam’s razor, a guiding principle that is interpreted as “the simplest explanation is to be preferred.” In relation to medical diagnosis this is taken to mean that when a patient has multiple symptoms and signs, a single diagnosis should be sought that accounts for all the clinical features rather than attributing a different diagnosis to each.
To what extent should we rely on Occam’s wisdom?
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