How can we use technology to eliminate diagnostic errors? Here is an article. Brief case report : A 42-year-old woman presented with two years of recurrent falls and numbness of legs. Patient was seen by a few doctors in the past, but did not reach a diagnosis. Physical exam showed wasting and weakness of muscles and ataxic gait. Labs revealed anemia and leukopenia. MRI brain was unremarkable.
Copper levels were ordered and was found to be very low. Zinc level was checked and was high. Patient admitted consumption of Zinc tablets to improve "brain's performance". How Physician Cognition's algorithm can be trained: Physician Cognition's Xebra algorithm is a highly modifiable clinical decision algorithm and let us see how it's results are optimized based on this case report. In the above-mentioned case, there might be several reasons for a missed or delayed diagnosis. Inability to…
