Computers are used to influence diagnostic and therapeutic decisions. The computer's information-handling capabilities allow it to serve as a reliable extension of the physician's memory and expander of the physician's information and synthesized knowledge resources. (BB)

For the past five years a group of doctors at the University of Wisconsin has been developing a realistic computer-based simulation of the patient-physician encounter. Utilizing the time-shared computers, large memory and high speed logic, they have developed a highly sophisticated program which permits the physician to work-up and diagnose…

This paper describes the implementation of a computer-based approach to scoring open-ended problem lists constructed to evaluate student and practitioner clinical judgment from real or simulated records. Based on 62 previously administered and scored problem lists, the program was written in BASIC for a Heathkit H11A computer (equivalent to DEC…

Discusses a class of artificial intelligence computer programs (often called "expert systems" because they address problems normally thought to require human specialists for their solution) intended to serve as consultants for decision making. Also discusses accomplishments (including information systematization in medical diagnosis and…

This paper is a distillation of research findings on clinical problem-solving over the past decade. These findings are summarized by means of three basic concepts which describe a rudimentary theory of clinical problem-solving performance and instruction: (1) the principle of case simulation--valid clinical problem-solving behavior can be induced…

Describes computer program (HUMAN) used to simulate physiological experiments on patient pathology. Program (available from authors, including versions for microcomputers) consists of dynamic interactions of over 150 physiological variables and integrating approximations of cardiovascular, renal, lung, temperature regulation, and some hormone…