Empirical treatment
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Empirical treatment is a medical treatment derived from observation or survey.In the medical profession, the term is also used when treatment is started before a diagnosis is confirmed (example: antibiotics) The most common reason is that investigations need to be done in order to confirm the diagnosis which take a long time or are delayed, and a delay in treatment can harm the patient.
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