TY - GEN ID - cogprints3498 UR - http://cogprints.org/3498/ A1 - Babu Kurnool, Dr. Ramesh Y1 - 2004/03// N2 - The practice of medicine was completely empirical in the beginning and the growth of technology added newer tools to the diagnostic kit. As the kit grew larger, there was a reciprocal diminution in the empiricism. The practice of medicine at the extremes of empiricism and evidence based medicine are not entirely desirable. Every physician should keep his clinical skills finely tuned and also acquire a well-balanced view of the utility and futility of any newly introduced diagnostic and therapeutic tools. PB - Dr. B.S. Kakkilaya KW - empiricism KW - diagnosis KW - treatment TI - Empiricism: How much, how little AV - public ER -