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Computerized medical diagnostic and treatment advice method

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  • US 5,910,107 A
  • Filed: 05/30/1997
  • Issued: 06/08/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/29/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of automating medical diagnosis and treatment advice, operating in a computer system, comprising:

  • providing a representation of connected nodes corresponding to a set of diagnostic steps for a selected medical problem;

    providing a set of action lists associated with each node;

    providing a script for each one of selected nodes, each script requesting information or providing medical advice;

    translating the node representation into a node table and a plurality of list files;

    processing the list files and a plurality of records in the node table to generate patient questions;

    presenting the patient questions to a patient;

    receiving answers from the patient; and

    generating medical advice based on the answers to the patient questions and the diagnostic steps for a selected medical problem.

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