2016
DOI: 10.3238/arztebl.2016.0773
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Unnecessary Investigations in Environmental Medicine

Abstract: An appreciable number of patients in environmental medicine were subjected to inappropriate diagnostic testing. When this happens, proper testing often needs to be done thereafter in order to confirm or refute the findings. This phenomenon should be more thoroughly assessed and quantified.

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“…This helps avoid unnecessary diagnostic tests, misdiagnoses, excessive treatments as well as mental, social and financial strain on the part of affected patients [35]. As the goal of quaternary prevention is to avoid unnecessary interventions, patients must be protected from excessive medical procedures based on the tenet "first, do no harm" (primum non nocere).…”
Section: Making a Definitive Diagnosis Of Mcs Is Challengingmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…This helps avoid unnecessary diagnostic tests, misdiagnoses, excessive treatments as well as mental, social and financial strain on the part of affected patients [35]. As the goal of quaternary prevention is to avoid unnecessary interventions, patients must be protected from excessive medical procedures based on the tenet "first, do no harm" (primum non nocere).…”
Section: Making a Definitive Diagnosis Of Mcs Is Challengingmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…As the goal of quaternary prevention is to avoid unnecessary interventions, patients must be protected from excessive medical procedures based on the tenet "first, do no harm" (primum non nocere). This helps avoid unnecessary diagnostic tests, misdiagnoses, excessive treatments as well as mental, social and financial strain on the part of affected patients [35]. The diagnostic workup and (making the) actual diagnosis always require caution and an interdisciplinary approach to rule out other possible disease causes, as this will have real-life consequences for the subsequent treatment.…”
Section: Making a Definitive Diagnosis Of Mcs Is Challengingmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Several experts have reviewed relevant data on PCTs and underlined the lack of scientific background, calling for caution when using them (Greiner and Drexler 2016;Jones et al 2019;Ruha 2013). In 2009, the American College of Medical Toxicology (ACMT) issued a position statement disapproving of the use of PCTs in clinical practice and the use of the results of these tests as an indication for further chelation treatment.…”
Section: Chelation Is Not Without Riskmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Da das Ziel der quartären Prävention ist, unnötige medizinische Maßnahmen zu vermeiden, sollen diese Personen nach dem Prinzip primum non nocere vor einem Übermaß an medizinischen Maßnahmen geschützt werden. Dadurch können unnötige Diagnostik, Fehldiagnosen, überflüssige Behandlungen und psychische, soziale und finanzielle Belastungen der Betroffenen vermieden werden [35]. Die Diagnostik sowie die Diagnosestellung sollten immer mit Bedacht und erst nach interdisziplinärer Abklärung der möglichen Krankheitsursachen erfolgen, da sie für die darauffolgende Therapie der Betroffenen reale Folgen haben.…”
Section: Relevanz Von Mcs Für Die Dermatologieunclassified