[Verified Answer]: You are working in a local emergency…

You are working in a local emergency department when an unresponsive patient is brought in by family members. The patient had recently travelled to Africa and had contracted a rare disease, which hasn’t been seen in the US in more than 20 years. There are no protocols in place to deal with this disease. The attending physician, who was in Africa 20 years ago, and specialized in tropical diseases, orders a barrage of treatments for the patient, which surprisingly result in the patients complete recovery. Given that EBM could not be used in this situation, the attending physician used which alternative?