Patient Consequences

Risks & contraindications

Highlighted claims

• Patients bear the consequences of inaccurate nomenclature when misleading names make symptoms seem less legitimate or direct care toward the wrong clinical domain. — Naming in medicine: how disease nomenclature shapes diagnosis, research and patient lives
• When a condition's name misrepresents its biology, patients may receive care that does not match their symptoms or risks. — Naming in medicine: how disease nomenclature shapes diagnosis, research and patient lives
• Terminology can affect whether symptoms are taken seriously, care is comprehensive, and patients receive appropriate recognition and treatment. — Naming in medicine: how disease nomenclature shapes diagnosis, research and patient lives
• The old PCOS label risked minimizing endocrine, metabolic, psychological, dermatological, and reproductive dimensions by making the ovary appear primary. — Naming in medicine: how disease nomenclature shapes diagnosis, research and patient lives