Matrix interface for medical diagnostic and treatment advice system and method
First Claim
1. An automated medical diagnostic system, comprising:
- a graphical user interface (GUI) displaying a matrix of cells, each cell being representative of a patient health item (PHI) associated with a particular disease, wherein a first axis of the matrix of cells is organized according to standard anatomic systems and a second axis of the matrix of cells is organized according to different parts of a medical workup; and
a processor programmed to execute a plurality of diagnostic functions, said processor uses the matrix for input from a user of the GUI, wherein the processor selectively executes the diagnostic functions according to each newly input PHI so as to result in and display a list of possible diagnoses and updated differential diagnosis,wherein;
one or more cells is representative of a nested matrix of selectable cells, each cell of the nested matrix being representative of at least one disease associated with a subset of the cause of disease acting on an anatomic subsystem of the body;
when the processor determines that a newly input PHI renders a particular disease impossible to reach a diagnostically significant threshold, the processor removes the particular disease from further consideration in the differential diagnosis and disables the particular disease from suggesting additional PHIs; and
when the processor determines that a diagnostically significant threshold is reached, the processor segregates any diseases that do not meet or exceed such threshold from suggesting additional PHIs.
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Abstract
An automated medical diagnostic system and method are disclosed. In an embodiment of the system and method, a matrix of cells is displayed via a graphical user interface on a computing device, each cell being representative of a patient health item (PHI) associated with a particular disease. A PHI is entered on the display in one of the cells and a differential diagnosis is updated based on the input PHI. The updated differential diagnosis is then displayed to a user. The system includes multiple diagnostic functions that use the matrix for input and output, wherein the diagnostic functions are selectively executed according to each newly input PHI so as to result in the differential diagnosis. In certain embodiments, the input PHIs are stored in a patient medical record. The computing device can operate independently or in a connection with a system server.
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1. An automated medical diagnostic system, comprising:
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a graphical user interface (GUI) displaying a matrix of cells, each cell being representative of a patient health item (PHI) associated with a particular disease, wherein a first axis of the matrix of cells is organized according to standard anatomic systems and a second axis of the matrix of cells is organized according to different parts of a medical workup; and a processor programmed to execute a plurality of diagnostic functions, said processor uses the matrix for input from a user of the GUI, wherein the processor selectively executes the diagnostic functions according to each newly input PHI so as to result in and display a list of possible diagnoses and updated differential diagnosis, wherein; one or more cells is representative of a nested matrix of selectable cells, each cell of the nested matrix being representative of at least one disease associated with a subset of the cause of disease acting on an anatomic subsystem of the body; when the processor determines that a newly input PHI renders a particular disease impossible to reach a diagnostically significant threshold, the processor removes the particular disease from further consideration in the differential diagnosis and disables the particular disease from suggesting additional PHIs; and when the processor determines that a diagnostically significant threshold is reached, the processor segregates any diseases that do not meet or exceed such threshold from suggesting additional PHIs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An automated medical diagnostic system, comprising:
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a graphical user interface (GUI) displaying a matrix of selectable cells, each cell being representative of at least one disease associated with a cause of disease acting on an anatomic system of the body, wherein a first axis of the matrix of cells is organized according to standard anatomic systems and a second axis of the matrix of cells is organized according to different parts of a medical workup; and a processor executing diagnostic software, wherein, in response to selection of a cell via the GUI, the diagnostic software generates a list of possible diagnoses and updates a differential diagnosis associated with the selected cell, wherein; one or more selectable cells is representative of a nested matrix of selectable cells, each cell of the nested matrix being representative of at least one disease associated with a subset of the cause of disease acting on an anatomic subsystem of the body; the diagnostic software is configured to determine that a newly input PHI renders a particular disease impossible to reach a diagnostically significant threshold and remove the particular disease from further consideration in the differential diagnosis; and the diagnostic software is configured to determine that a diagnostically significant threshold is reached and segregate any diseases that do not meet or exceed such threshold from populating selectable cells in the nested matrix. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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