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A medical diagnostic enhancement method and system for determining diagnostic tasks to fine-tune a patient diagnosis based upon a possible diagnosis and acquired data for the patient. With this method, a presenting problem is received. Responsive to the presenting problem, particular patient data is

A medical diagnostic enhancement method and system for determining diagnostic tasks to fine-tune a patient diagnosis based upon a possible diagnosis and acquired data for the patient. With this method, a presenting problem is received. Responsive to the presenting problem, particular patient data is then collected. Next, based on predetermined criteria, a plurality of possible diagnoses are presented for selection by a user. The user is then provided with a recommended diagnostic task based on the selected possible diagnosis. The system is a repository of the results of the diagnostic task or it can continue to process the patient data for other suspected diagnoses.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A method for selecting a diagnostic task for a patient, comprising:(a) receiving for a patient a presenting problem and related data points involving a patient history and a physical examination for the patient;(b) selecting and presenting a guideline-based data collectio

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A method for selecting a diagnostic task for a patient, comprising:(a) receiving for a patient a presenting problem and related data points involving a patient history and a physical examination for the patient;(b) selecting and presenting a guideline-based data collection procedure based upon the presenting problem. and the data points, and receiving acquired data on the patient as a result of the procedure;(c) providing for display a plurality of possible diagnoses, for selection by a first user, based on criteria applied to the acquired data on the patient;(d) receiving a selection of a possible diagnosis from the plurality of displayed possible diagnoses; and(e) presenting an appropriate recommended diagnostic task for the patient based on the selected possible diagnosis and a cost-effectiveness of the diagnostic task as related to the selected possible diagnosis for use in acquiring additional data related to the possible diagnosis.