Actually, the "procedures" (tests) are exact science. You were probably thinking of diagnosis that may require more tests. That is also built on years of medical science, but is still subject to any given doctor's interpretation of such tests. That's why the axiom, "get a second opinion" still has weight.
A Navy Vet wrote:
“Medical procedures are not exact science…”
Actually, the “procedures” (tests) are exact science. You were probably thinking of diagnosis that may require more tests. That is also built on years of medical science, but is still subject to any given doctor’s interpretation of such tests. That’s why the axiom, “get a second opinion” still has weight.
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