THE SECOND OPINION

Indus-Yarlung-Tsangpo Suture Zone Concept- A Second Opinion

It is believed that Greater India migrated from the southern hemisphere, collided with Gondwanaland, Angaraland and Cathaysia, thereby closing an intervening oceanic Tethys along the Indus-Yarlung-Tsangpo Suture Zone (IYTSZ).The suture zone is placed along the Chaman Fault in the Baluchistan-Afghanistan area in the west, and the Indus-Yarlung-Tsangpo in the north, whereas along the east from Th...

Prescription for death: a second opinion.

Expert Opinion and Second-Hand Knowledge

Recent work on testimony and the norms of assertion considers cases of expert testimony. Thinking about expert testimony clarifies which epistemic goods figure in the expectations placed on experts for their knowledge. Examining the distinctive conditions of expert testimony and the assumptions hearers bring to such conversational contexts can provide broader lessons about how knowledge is repr...

White coat ceremonies: a second opinion.

A "white coat" ceremony functions as a rite of passage for students entering medical school. This comment provides a second option in response to the earlier, more enthusiastic, discussion of the ceremony by Raanan Gillon. While these ceremonies may serve important sociological functions, they raise three serious problems: whether the professional oath or "affirmation of professional commitment...

The economic impact of second opinion in pathology.

S the 1970’s the term “second opinion” has gained high importance in the American healthcare system, improving diagnosis and patient’s care. The aim of this paper is to highlight the economic consequences of such an approach throughout pathological auditings. It has been demonstrated that second opinion may influence the diagnosis,1 as well as treatment and prognosis. Following this strategy th...