[bolangi]

Reacting to the headline, I understand the basic concept of medicine is you treat a patient who presents with a condition, not a condition in isolation like some kind of abstract math problem. I think it's a mistake when doctors say to each other, even as a shorthand, I have a gallbladder to deal with, when it's a real person, and the best results come from considering the whole person when pondering how to care for them and which treatments to administer, with the medicine being only a part.

[rusk]

You are speaking commendably from the point of view of diagnostics but from the point of view of physical operation you absolutely need that specialisation.

[LorenPechtel]

It is perfectly reasonable for the doctor to have "a gallbladder" to deal with--there are few failure modes and a standardized response to them. In specialized fields you will find professionals describe situations in terms of a baseline and any deviations from said baseline--just about completely unintelligible to anyone who doesn't know those baselines. To describe a patient as "a gallbladder" is saying it's a standard presentation of the problem. And doctors are not supposed to identify patients if not necessary.