Computerized medical diagnostic and treatment advice system and method including mental status examination
First Claim
1. A method of mental status examination while performing an automated diagnostic consultation using an automated medical advice or diagnostic system including a computing device and input and output devices, the method comprising:
- prestoring a plurality of questions and corresponding expected answers in a computing device memory;
automatically asking a patient a one of the plurality of prestored questions;
automatically comparing the answer to a corresponding prestored expected answer;
automatically ascribing a score to a result of the comparison; and
automatically comparing the score to a predetermined threshold value so as to determine a mental status of the patient.
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Abstract
A system and method for providing computerized, knowledge-based medical diagnostic and treatment advice. The medical advice is provided to the general public over a telephone network. Two new authoring languages, interactive voice response and speech recognition are used to enable expert and general practitioner knowledge to be encoded for access by the public. “Meta” functions for time-density analysis of a number of factors regarding the number of medical complaints per unit of time are an integral part of the system. A semantic discrepancy evaluator routine along with a mental status examination are used to detect the consciousness level of a user of the system. A re-enter feature monitors the user'"'"'s changing condition over time. A symptom severity analysis helps to respond to the changing conditions. System sensitivity factors may be changed at a global level or other levels to adjust the system advice as necessary.
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33 Claims
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1. A method of mental status examination while performing an automated diagnostic consultation using an automated medical advice or diagnostic system including a computing device and input and output devices, the method comprising:
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prestoring a plurality of questions and corresponding expected answers in a computing device memory;
automatically asking a patient a one of the plurality of prestored questions;
automatically comparing the answer to a corresponding prestored expected answer;
automatically ascribing a score to a result of the comparison; and
automatically comparing the score to a predetermined threshold value so as to determine a mental status of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An automated medical advice or diagnostic system configured to conduct a mental status examination while performing an automated diagnostic, the system comprising:
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storage means for prestoring a plurality of questions and corresponding expected answers;
means for automatically asking a patient a one of the plurality of prestored questions;
means for automatically comparing the answer to a corresponding prestored expected answer;
means for automatically ascribing a score to a result of the comparison; and
means for automatically comparing the score to a predetermined threshold value so as to determine a mental status of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. An automated medical advice or diagnostic system configured to conduct a mental status examination while performing an automated diagnosis, the system comprising:
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a computing device;
a storage associated with the computing device configured to prestore a plurality of questions and corresponding expected answers; and
a software program executed on the computing device and configured to automatically ask a patient a one of the plurality of prestored questions, automatically compare the answer to a corresponding prestored expected answer, automatically ascribe a score to a result of the comparison, and automatically compare the score to a predetermined threshold value so as to determine a mental status of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A method of mental status examination, using an automated medical advice or diagnostic system including a computing device and input and output devices, the method comprising:
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automatically providing a patient an item of information prestored in a computing device memory;
automatically waiting a predetermined time interval;
automatically asking the patient about the item of information;
automatically comparing an answer from the patient to a prestored expected answer; and
automatically evaluating a mental status of a patient based on the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of mental status examination, using an automated medical advice or diagnostic system including a computing device and input and output devices, the method comprising:
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automatically asking a patient for an item of information, wherein a first request for the item of information is prestored in a computing device memory;
automatically receiving a first answer;
automatically waiting a predetermined time interval;
automatically asking the patient about the item of information in a different manner, wherein a second request for the item of information is prestored in the computing device memory;
automatically receiving a second answer;
automatically comparing the first answer to the second answer; and
automatically evaluating mental status of a patient based on the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An automated medical advice or diagnostic system configured to conduct a mental status examination while performing an automated diagnosis of a patient, the system comprising:
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storage means for automatically providing a patient an item of prestored information;
means for automatically waiting a predetermined time interval;
means for automatically asking the patient about the item of information;
means for automatically comparing an answer from the patient about the item of information to the prestored information; and
means for automatically evaluating a mental status of a patient based on the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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26. An automated medical advice or diagnostic system configured to conduct a mental status examination while performing an automated diagnosis of a patient, the system comprising:
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a computing device;
a storage associated with the computing device configured to prestore an item of information; and
a software program executed on the computing device and configured to automatically provide a patient the item of prestored information, automatically wait a predetermined time interval, automatically ask the patient about the item of information, automatically compare an answer from the patient about the item of information to the prestored information, and automatically evaluate a mental status of a patient based on the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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29. An automated medical advice or diagnostic system configured to conduct a mental status examination while performing an automated diagnosis of a patient, the system comprising:
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means for automatically asking a patient for an item of information, wherein a first request for the item of information is prestored in a computing device memory;
means for automatically receiving a first answer;
means for automatically waiting a predetermined time interval;
means for automatically asking the patient about the item of information in a different manner, wherein a second request for the item of information is prestored in the computing device memory;
means for automatically receiving a second answer;
means for automatically comparing the first answer to the second answer; and
means for automatically evaluating mental status of a patient based on the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33)
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