COMPUTER BASED INFORMATION SYSTEM TO IMPROVE THE DIAGNOSIS OF ANEMIA

COMPUTER BASED INFORMATION SYSTEM TO IMPROVE THE DIAGNOSIS OF ANEMIA

CHAPTER ONE

 INTRODUCTION

 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY 

Before doctors diagnose a patient, the physical exam is part of the patient care process. The exam enables the doctors to assess the overall physical condition of the patient. If the patient has a medical complaint, the physical exam provides the doctor with more information about the problem, which helps him determine an appropriate plan of treatment. The physical exam includes an examination of the following: Vital signs (temperature, blood pressure, pulse) Height and weight Skin Head, eyes, ears, nose Throat/neck Chest, including lungs and heart an expert system is use for simplifying the task of doctors. It is a system that checks a patient at initial level and suggests the possible diseases. It starts with asking about symptoms to the patient, if the system is able to name the disease then it provide the name and the corresponding medicines, If the system is not sure enough, It ask some queries to the patients, still of the system is not sure then it will display some test to the patient. On the basis of available cumulative information, the system will display the name and the treatment medicines of the disease. This system not only simplifies task of the doctors but also helps the patients by providing initial medicines for small diseases in emergency.

Modern medical technology has produced a plethora of diagnostic testing modalities, which are useful in diagnosing and evaluating disease. The amount of potentially useful data that can be generated from such testing modalities, including both image and non-image data, is enormous. However, because it is prohibitively expensive to perform every test, which would yield useful information in evaluating a particular patient, physicians must balance the cost of a test versus its potential benefit before deciding that it should be performed. One factor causing such expense is the capital cost of the testing equipment, which is amortized and then reflected in the fee charged for each test. Another factor is the cost of the labor required of health care providers in both performing and evaluating diagnostic testing. It is toward the goal of reducing the costs caused by the latter factor that the present invention is directed. The present invention is a system and method whereby medical examinations and evaluations of body fluids, tissues, structure, appearance, etc. may be automatically made, recorded, and/or compared to past records of such examinations for the purpose of diagnosis and early treatment of disease. This system is designed to make use of artificial intelligence for accurate and rapid diagnosis and for adaptability. In one form, a digital computer is programmed to analyze clinical data according to criteria contained in a knowledge database in order to make both diagnoses and recommendations for further testing. A system and method in accordance with the invention incorporates a plurality of data input devices for directly inputting image and non-image data into the system for evaluation as well as allowing the manual inputting of other relevant clinical parameters. In a particular embodiment, the data input devices are under computer control so that certain tests may be performed automatically in accordance with the computer's evaluation of the input data. It is a primary object of the present invention to provide a computerized system for diagnosing disease whereby clinical data pertaining to a particular patient is collected and automatically compared with previously collected data. Another object is to provide a system and method for automatically making recommendations for further diagnostic testing based on present and past input data another object is to provide a system and method whereby imaging and non-imaging diagnostic devices are automatically operated by a computer which is programmed to evaluate data from the diagnostic devices as it is generated. A computerized system is disclosed for performing various medical diagnostic tests and evaluating the results there of. In one form, image data generated from an imaging device, such as a CAT, PET, or MRI scanner, is analyzed by computer and compared with coded information defining past images of the same patient and/or standard images in order to assess the patient's condition. The system may incorporate various types of both imaging and non-imaging modalities for providing data inputs, which are stored in a database for analysis. In one particular embodiment, a computer automatically controls the performance of certain tests in accordance with its evaluation of the current input data. Patient body temperature may be sensed by temperature sensor, such as a thermostat, which generates temperature proportional analog signals which are converted to representative digital codes by an A/D converter and are passed to the microprocessor for analysis and recording The role of computer as a diagnostic tool cannot be over emphasized with the shortage of trained medical personnel experts. Diagnosing is a complex process, because the symptoms of a disease are not consistent in all patients, the consultant diagnosis is based on the facts collected from the patient in dialogue with the computer system. The doctor test hypothesis (perhaps referencing to other recorded case) until completely satisfied, all these are added to the experience and knowledge of the consultant himself.

1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

Disease diagnosis and treatment constitute the major work of physicians. Some of the time, diagnosis is wrongly done leading to error in drug prescription and further complications in the patient’s health. It has also been noticed that much time is spent in physical examination and interview of patients before treatment commences. The system diagnosis shall address these problems by effectively providing quality diagnosis in real-time.

1.3 AIM AND OBJECTIVES

The aim of this study is to computerized patient diagnose system on blood anaemia.

1.4 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY

1.  To develop modern interactive diagnostic software that will aid clinicians in diagnostic procedures.

2.  To offer prescription of medication

3.  To enable flexibility in access to information through the World Wide Web or comprehensive knowledge bases.

4.  To offer information on effective disease prevention

5.  To provide for real-time overall effective, efficient and accurate service delivery by clinicians in line with global medical health standards.

COMPUTER BASED INFORMATION SYSTEM TO IMPROVE THE DIAGNOSIS OF ANEMIA

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