The presentation of solved cases as a teaching tool is structurally the same but principally different from presenting unsolved cases. Why?
“To be, or not to be: that is the question:Whether ‘tis nobler in the mind to sufferThe slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,Or to take arms against a sea of troubles,And by opposing end them?”
William Shakespeare, Hamlet
Acceleration of the diagnostic process is the key to changing the way we look at orphan diseases. A remarkable example of how the diagnostic delay in rare diseases impacts life expectancy can be found in Fabry Disease.
The route of the diagnostic delay problem lies in the diagnostic approach dominating the contemporary health systems, and guiding physicians throughout their career. Or as the famous saying describes it best: "If you hear the hoofbeats, think of horses, not zebras".
My Inspiration- why did I start NDC Medicine? Why do we must have a new solution for the rare disease diagnostic odyssey?
I could not ignore the epidemiological aspect of rare diseases, which is not usually the focus of physicians and researchers. I believe that some problems that are concerning the medical world regarding the rare diseases field, can get unexpected solutions from epidemiology
