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Symptoma – Digital health assistant and symptom checker

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Re: Symptoma – Digital health assistant and symptom checker

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

You can look up the words you don't understand. Would be cool if you could do an ultrasound using your mobile.

> You can look up the words you don't understand. The software could also simply ask the right questions. That way patients would not have to learn medicine in order to diagnose themselves. > Would be cool if you could do an ultrasound using your mobile. I agree, it would be amazing. Though it should be noted that ultrasonography is operator-dependent. Unlike other imaging technologies, it takes operator skill to fin…

I think, with a bit of practice and computer help you would be able to measure things. I however don't think most people would want/have time to learn.

Re: Symptoma – Digital health assistant and symptom checker

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I put in the following symptoms: > dry cough, fever, aching limbs The first result is "Sacoidosis" "Common cold" is the 4th result. Sarcoidosis is around 25k cases per year in the US. Common cold is some hundreds of million cases in the US per year (on average an adult has 2 - 3 cases per year alone, children even more). This is dangerous. People will misinterpret the result ordering - esp. as the page tells me it ha…

So, not following the "horses, not zebras" model. Too straightforward I guess?
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