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Computerized medical diagnostic system utilizing list-based processing

  • US 8,337,409 B2
  • Filed: 10/31/2007
  • Issued: 12/25/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/29/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A computerized medical diagnostic method, comprising:

  • a) storing a list of diseases in a data storage in a computer, wherein each disease is associated with a list of symptoms, and wherein each symptom is associated with a list of questions;

    b) obtaining medical information from a user through an interface connected to the computer;

    c) selecting, with a processor in the computer, a disease from the list of diseases based on the obtained medical information;

    d) selecting, with the processor in the computer, a symptom from the list of symptoms associated with the selected disease;

    e) asking, through an interface connected to the computer, at least one question from the list of questions associated with the selected symptom to obtain additional medical information from the user;

    f) determining, with a processor in the computer, whether or not a patient is to be diagnosed with the selected disease based upon the obtained medical information; and

    g) providing, through an interface connected to the computer, the results of the determining to the user.

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