title: Diagnosis of a computer-simulated podiatric patient.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine, Philadelphia 19107.
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Conway
authors.forename: S F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Boc
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Dacus
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction / Q000379:methods*; D003936:Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011032:Podiatry / Q000193:education*; D012984:Software