Claims
- 1. A device for documenting one or more medical findings of a physical examination, each of the one or more medical findings corresponding to at least one selected medical problem associated with a particular location on a body, the device accessed by a user, the device comprising:
an output interface that displays to the user health-related information and a graphical representation of body locations related to such health related information; an input interface that allows the user to navigate the displayed body locations in order to derive the medical findings; control circuitry responsive to data and/or instructions, the instructions enabling a determination of the one or more medical findings; a memory for storing the data and/or instructions; a memory for storing the one or more medical findings.
- 2. The device of claim 1, wherein the device is communicatively coupled to a medical database over a network, and the output through the output interface is responsive to receipt of information from the medical database.
- 3. The device of claim 1, the input interface comprising a body system navigation option.
- 4. The device of claim 1, the input interface comprising a body system navigation option.
- 5. The device of claim 1, the output interface displaying a plurality of navigation modes.
- 6. The device of claim 5, wherein one of the navigation modes is a medical symptom navigation mode.
- 7. The device of claim 5, wherein one of the navigation modes is a body location navigation mode.
- 8. The device of claim 5, wherein one of the navigation modes is a body system navigation mode.
- 9. A method for documenting medical findings of a physical examination, the method comprising:
displaying anatomical information; accepting from a user a first selection from the anatomical information; displaying medical information in response to the step of accepting the first selection; accepting from the user a second selection from the diagnostic information; and combining the first and second selections to derive at least one medical finding.
- 10. The method of claim 9, the step of displaying anatomical information comprising displaying a plurality of body locations.
- 11. The method of 10, wherein the first selection comprises a response indicative of one of the plurality of body locations.
- 12. The method of claim 9, the step of displaying anatomical information comprising displaying a list of body systems.
- 13. The method of 12, wherein the first selection comprises a responses indicative of a selection of a body system from the list of body systems.
- 14. The method of claim 9, the step of displaying medical information comprising displaying a plurality of medical problems.
- 15. The method of claim 14, the step of accepting the second selection comprising accepting a selection from the plurality medical problems.
- 16. The method of claim 9, the step of displaying anatomical information and the step of displaying medical information take place in different views.
- 17. The method of claim 9, the step of displaying anatomical information comprising displaying a smaller portion of the anatomy with higher detail in response to a selection by the user indicating the portion of the anatomical information that is to be explored.
- 18. A device for documenting medical findings of a physical examination, the device comprising:
a electronically readable media for storing instructions; a processor, associated with the memory; that executes the instructions; and the instructions comprising:
instructions for displaying anatomical information; instructions for accepting from a user a first selection from the anatomical information; instructions for displaying medical information in response to the step of accepting the first selection; instructions for accepting from the user a second selection from the diagnostic information; and instructions for combining the first and second selections to derive at least one medical finding.
- 19. The device of claim 18, the instructions for displaying anatomical information comprising displaying a plurality of body locations.
- 20. The device of 19, wherein the first selection comprises a response indicative of one of the plurality of body locations.
- 21. The device of claim 18, the instructions for displaying anatomical information comprising displaying a list of body systems.
- 22. The device of 21, wherein the first selection comprises a responses indicative of a selection of a body system from the list of body systems.
- 23. The device of claim 18, the instructions for displaying medical information comprising displaying a plurality of medical problems.
- 24. The device of claim 23, the instructions for accepting the second selection comprising instructions for accepting a selection from the plurality medical problems.
- 25. The device of claim 18, the instructions for displaying anatomical information and the instructions for displaying medical information effect different views.
- 26. The device of claim 18, the instructions for displaying anatomical information comprising instructions for displaying a smaller portion of the anatomy with higher detail in response to a selection by the user indicating the portion of the anatomical information that is to be explored.
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority of U.S. patent application, Ser. No. 60/______, filed Nov. 22, 2000 entitled: “SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DOCUMENTING MEDICAL FINDINGS OF A PHYSICAL EXAMINATION”, and is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60252872 |
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