Cover Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association
Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association
ISSN:
8750-7315
Online Publication Date:
Apr 1991

Diagnosis of a computer-simulated podiatric patient

FJ Conway Department of Anatomy, Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine, Philadelphia 19107.

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SF Boc Department of Anatomy, Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine, Philadelphia 19107.

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JB Dacus Department of Anatomy, Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine, Philadelphia 19107.

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https://doi.org/10.7547/87507315-81-4-181
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The authors discuss the use of computers in medicine. A patient presenting with a condition requiring surgery is represented by a data file in a computer program. The user obtains data from the file by selecting items from a menu. Data are presented on the screen in pop-up windows. By examining the data and making judgments, the user may determine the pathology and make first a provisional and then a definitive diagnosis.

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