TWI738159B - Medical advice system and suggestion method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The medical advice system includes a handheld device and a remote server. The remote server has a first database for storing multiple medical symptom information, a second database for storing multiple medical disease information, a medical suggestion database for storing multiple medical suggestions, and a medical problem database for storing multiple medical problems. The remote server transmits the medical problem to the handheld device for the user to answer, to confirm a medical symptom and a medical disease according to the user's answer, and to give a medical diagnosis or a health check according to the medical symptom and the medical disease suggestion.

Description

Medical advice system and its advice method

This case is about a suggestion system, especially a system that can provide medical advice based on users' inquiries.

With the progress of society, people's living standards are also improving day by day, and they pay more attention to physical health. In view of the fact that prevention is more important than treatment, for modern people, effective use of health checks to pay attention to their own physical changes can detect potential diseases early, give immediate treatment, and reduce the risk of disease.

However, some diseases can only be treated after the health check is confirmed, and the golden treatment period may even be missed. However, for general users with no medical experience, it is not easy to determine which conditions can be used for medical examination to further confirm the medical condition, or for direct medical diagnosis.

Therefore, there is an urgent need for a system that can provide users with the option of performing a health check or directly performing a medical diagnosis.

An implementation aspect of this case is to provide a medical advice system, which at least includes: a handheld device; and a remote server for wirelessly connecting to the handheld device, the remote server further includes: a first database , Store plural A medical symptom information; a second database, storing a plurality of medical disease information; a medical advice database, storing a plurality of medical suggestions; a medical problem database, storing a plurality of medical problems, of which the medical symptom information, The medical advice, the medical disease information, and the medical questions are related to each other; and wherein the remote server transmits the medical questions to the handheld device for a user to answer, the The remote server determines one of the medical symptom information and one of the medical diseases that are related to the user's answer according to the relationship, to confirm a medical symptom and a medical disease, and the remote server A medical advice related to the medical symptom and the medical disease is determined according to the connection relationship to output to the handheld device, wherein the medical advice includes a diagnosis directly by a physician or a health check.

In one embodiment, the handheld device further includes a screen for displaying the medical problems and the medical advice to the user.

In one embodiment, the medical advice further includes self-home improvement.

In one embodiment, when the medical advice is directly diagnosed by a physician, the handheld device is automatically connected to a hospital to provide the user for appointment registration.

In one embodiment, when the medical advice is to perform a health check, the handheld device is automatically connected to a health check center to provide the user with an appointment for a health check.

In one embodiment, the relationship is a lookup table.

Another implementation aspect of this case is to provide a medical advice method, which at least includes: creating a storage device, wherein the storage device includes: a first database storing a plurality of medical symptom information; a second database storing a plurality of Medical disease information; a medical advice database storing a plurality of medical advices; and a medical problem database storing a plurality of medical problems, including the medical symptom information, the medical advice, the medical disease information, and The medical questions have a related relationship with each other; the medical questions are transmitted to a handheld device for a user to answer; according to the related relationship, one of the medical symptom information related to the user's answer is determined And one of the medical diseases to confirm a medical symptom and a medical disease; determine a medical advice related to the medical symptom and the medical disease according to the relationship; and output the medical advice to the handheld device, The medical advice includes direct diagnosis by a physician or a health check.

In one embodiment, when the medical advice is directly diagnosed by a physician, the handheld device is automatically connected to a hospital to provide the user for appointment registration.

In one embodiment, when the medical advice is to perform a health check, the handheld device is automatically connected to a health check center to provide the user with an appointment for a health check.

In one embodiment, it further includes using a lookup table to establish the relationship.

Therefore, according to the technical content of this case, the medical advice system of this case can provide follow-up corresponding medical procedure suggestions based on the user's answers to medical questions, and direct registered physicians for diagnosis and treatment, appointments for health examinations, or self-home improvement and self-health promotion. It can prevent the patient from misjudging the symptoms of the disease and choosing the wrong medical procedure due to lack of corresponding medical knowledge, which may cause delay in treatment.

100‧‧‧Medical Advice System

110‧‧‧Handheld device

112‧‧‧Processor

114‧‧‧Display

116‧‧‧Input Parts

118‧‧‧Communication components

120‧‧‧Remote Server

122‧‧‧Storage Device

130‧‧‧Internet

186‧‧‧Medical Center

201-204‧‧‧Step

1221‧‧‧First Database

1222‧‧‧Second Database

1223‧‧‧Recommendation Database

1224‧‧‧Medical Issue Database

1225‧‧‧First lookup table

1226‧‧‧Second Lookup Table

1227‧‧‧Third lookup table

Figure 1 is a medical advice system that can provide medical advice based on user queries and answers according to an embodiment of this case.

Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of a remote server according to an embodiment of the present application.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a medical advice method that can provide medical advice based on the user's inquiries according to an embodiment of the present case.

The following will clearly illustrate the spirit of this case with diagrams and detailed descriptions. Anyone with ordinary knowledge in the technical field who understands the embodiments of this case can change and modify the technology taught in this case without departing from the scope of this case. Spirit and scope.

The terms used herein are only to describe specific embodiments, and are not intended to limit the present application. Singular forms such as "a", "this", "this", "本" and "this", as used herein, also include plural forms.

Regarding the "coupling" or "connection" used in this text, it can mean that two or more components or devices are in direct physical contact with each other or indirectly in physical contact with each other, or it can mean that two or more components or devices are in physical contact with each other. Operation or action.

Regarding the "include", "include", "have", "contain", etc. used in this article, they are all open terms, which means including but not limited to.

Regarding the "and/or" used in this article, it includes any or all combinations of the aforementioned things.

Regarding the terms used in this article, unless there are special In addition to the indication, each term usually has the usual meaning when used in this field, in the content of this case, and in the special content. Some terms used to describe the case will be discussed below or elsewhere in this specification to provide those skilled in the art with additional guidance on the description of the case.

Figure 1 is a medical advice system that can provide medical advice based on user queries and answers according to an embodiment of this case. In one example, the medical advice system 100 includes a handheld device 110 and a remote server 120. The handheld device 110 may be a mobile phone. The handheld device 110 includes a processor 112, a display 114, and an input component 116. The display 114 is used to display information to the user of the handheld device 110. The input component 116 is used to provide user input information of the handheld device 110. The input component 116 may include, for example, a keypad containing numbers and letters. In another embodiment, if the display 114 is a touch screen display, the input component 116 may include one or more parts of the touch screen. The handheld device 110 further includes a communication component 118. The communication part 118 may include a signal transmitter and a receiver. With the communication component 118, the handheld device 110 can communicate with the remote server 120 wirelessly.

Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of a remote server according to an embodiment of the present application. The remote server 120 has a storage device 122. The storage device 122 stores medical symptom information and medical disease information and the relationship between them. The storage device 122 also stores medical advice information that can be provided to the user. The storage device 122 also stores a plurality of medical questions, and collects the user's answers from these medical questions to determine the user's medical symptom information. In one embodiment, the storage device 122 includes a first database 1221, a second database 1222, a suggestion database 1223, and a medical problem database 1224. The first database 1221 stores medical Learn symptom information, such medical symptoms may include symptoms such as cough, sore throat, headache, etc. The second database 1222 stores medical disease information. Such medical diseases may include, for example, fever, common cold, and so on. The suggestion database 1223, for example, suggests that the user directly register a physician for diagnosis and treatment, make an appointment for a health check, and/or self-home improvement suggestions from my health promotion. The medical question database 1224 may include, for example, one or more medical questions to provide the user with an answer to choose. In some embodiments, the question is displayed to the user on the display 114 of the user device. In this way, the remote server 120 can determine the user's medical symptom information or medical disease information according to the user's selected response.

In one embodiment, one or more medical symptoms can be associated with one or more medical diseases. One or more medical symptoms and/or one or more medical diseases may be associated with one or more suggestions. One or more medical symptoms and/or one or more medical diseases may be associated with one or more medical question answers. With this connection, when the handheld device 110 wirelessly communicates with the remote server 120, the remote server 120 can transmit the question in the medical problem database 1224 to the handheld device 110, and the processor 112 will display the question on the handheld device 110. On the display 114 of the mobile device 110, the user can answer the questions raised through the input component 116. The processor 112 may send the reply in use to the remote server 120 via the communication component 118. Accordingly, the remote server 120 can obtain possible medical symptoms and/or medical diseases based on the correlation between one or more medical symptoms and/or one or more medical diseases and one or more medical question answers. Obtain further medical advice based on one or more medical symptoms and/or the correlation between one or more medical diseases and one or more suggestions, such as direct consultation with a registered physician, appointment of a health check, or self-home improvement of my health Promote.

In one embodiment, the relationship can be established using a lookup table. For example, the medical symptom information stored in the first database 1221 is related to the medical disease in the second database 1222 via the first look-up table 1225. For example, the first look-up table 1225 may correlate the symptoms of cough and sore throat with medical illnesses of the common cold.

The medical symptom information stored in the first database 1221 and the medical disease information in the second database 1222 are related to the suggestion database 1223 via the second look-up table 1226. For example, the second look-up table 1226 may associate the medical illness of the common cold with the advice of a directly registered physician for diagnosis and treatment, or associate the medical symptoms of a slight headache with the advice of making an appointment for a health examination.

The medical symptom information stored in the first database 1221 and the medical disease information in the second database 1222 can be correlated with the user's reply based on the medical problem database 1224 through the third look-up table 1227. For example, the third look-up table 1227 may associate the user's response of whether the throat is painful, whether the body temperature is greater than a specific value, and whether the nose is runny, and the medical disease of the common cold.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a medical advice method that can provide medical advice based on the user's inquiries according to an embodiment of the present case. Please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2 at the same time. First, at step 201, the remote server 120 transmits the medical problem to the handheld device 110 for display. In one embodiment, the remote server 120 can transmit the questions in the medical question database 1224 to the handheld device 110, and the processor 112 displays the questions on the display 114 of the handheld device 110. At step 202, the user answers the medical questions raised. In one embodiment, the user can answer the questions raised through the input component 116. And in step 203, the handheld device 110 sends the user's reply back to the remote server 120. In an embodiment, the processor 112 may send back the reply in use to the remote server 120 through the communication component 118. Once the remote server 120 has obtained enough information from the user, at step 204, the remote server 120 responds to the medical advice to the user. In one embodiment, the remote server 120 may obtain possible medical symptoms and/or medical diseases based on the correlation between one or more medical symptoms and/or one or more medical diseases and one or more medical question answers . Based on the correlation between one or more medical symptoms and/or one or more medical diseases and one or more suggestions, further medical suggestions are obtained to provide users. For example, if the symptoms show the urgency and severity of immediate medical treatment, it is recommended to directly receive medical treatment by a registered physician, or the level of immediate medical treatment is not reached, then it is recommended to make an appointment for a health examination and recommend the required health examination items, or just self-home improvement is required. Self-health promotion.

Taking headache symptoms as an example, at step 201, the remote server 120 transmits the medical problem to the handheld device 110 for display. In one embodiment, the medical problem of headache symptoms is whether you have the following symptoms and have never had a headache is a new headache (over 50 years old); combined with unilateral body weakness, numbness, blurred vision, slurred speech; combined with fever, weight Relief, vomiting; chronic headaches in the past, the type of feeling is different from the past, more frequent or more severe; severe headaches, which have never been so painful; or headaches that are more and more severe for more than 6 months. If in step 202, the user's answer to the above-mentioned question is yes, in step 203, the handheld device 110 sends the user's above-mentioned response back to the remote server 120. At step 204, the remote server 120 will determine the above-mentioned symptom response as a warning symptom of headache, and it is recommended that the registered physician directly perform diagnosis and treatment, and the medical treatment is recommended as a neurology department. On the other hand, if at step 202, the user's answer to the above-mentioned question is no, the remote server 120 will continue to send other relevant The medical problem of headache symptoms is displayed on the handheld device 110 for the user to respond, for example, is the headache combined with other symptoms? Have you had any cold symptoms recently? Headache is like being put on a hoop curse and the shoulder and neck muscles are tight? Headache is accompanied by nausea, gradual throbbing pain, sensitivity to light and sound, will it affect daily life? Headache combined with eye socket pain, red and swollen eyes, nasal congestion and runny nose. Headache combined with combing hair can cause scalp numbness, and jaw pain after chewing? Wait. It is worth noting that the above problems can appear in sequence or interspersed according to the user's response results, and are not used to limit the scope of the case. Furthermore, the above-mentioned headache-related problems can be changed according to different needs, or other related headache problems can be added to limit the scope of the case. Then, in step 203, the handheld device 110 sends the user's above reply back to the remote server 120. At step 204, the remote server 120 determines the above-mentioned symptom response.

In one embodiment, if the headache does not have other symptoms, it is recommended to take a moderate rest in a quiet environment and observe whether there is any improvement. If there is no improvement, suggest neurology consultation. If there is improvement, it is recommended to make an appointment for a health check for further testing. . If the response to whether there is a cold symptom recently is yes, the remote server 120 may determine that the rhinitis or sinusitis is suspected, and give recommendations to dispose of warm steam or nasal washing device. In response to the response of the headache like being subjected to a hoop curse combined with tight shoulder and neck muscles, if yes, the remote server 120 can determine that it is a suspected stress-type headache, and give advice on how to relax the pressure in time and cooperate with stretching exercises. For headaches with nausea, gradual throbbing pain, sensitivity to light and sound, which will affect daily life response. If yes, the remote server 120 can determine it as a suspected migraine and give advice on how to deal with regular daily routines, adequate sleep and adequate sleep. Do not overweight, avoid overwork, and relax. Since the above headache symptoms are not warning symptoms, it is also recommended to make an appointment for a health check. It is also recommended that the related examination items required are brain imaging (CT/MRI), brain waves, neck Ultrasound, autonomic nerve examination, ESR, ophthalmological examination (intraocular pressure, visual field, fundus), urine routine, urine routine, liver and kidney function, blood sugar, cholesterol, electrocardiogram, head X-ray, chest X-ray brain imaging, Brain waves, neck ultrasound. On the other hand, if the replies for headache combined with orbital pain, red and swollen eyes, or nasal congestion and runny nose are yes, the remote server 120 can determine that the headache is suspected to have a plexus-type headache, and give advice to the neurology department. In response to headaches combined with combing hair causing scalp numbness, chewing and easy jaw pain, if yes, the remote server 120 can be judged as temporal arteritis, and a neurology department will be recommended.

In yet another embodiment, as shown in Figure 1, the handheld device 110 can also be automatically connected to the medical center 186 via the network 130, where the medical center can be a clinic, a hospital, or a health check center. When the suggestion provided by the remote server 120 to the user is to directly register a physician for diagnosis and treatment, the handheld device 110 can automatically connect to a clinic or hospital via the network 130 for online physician consultation, or directly make an appointment for registration. In another embodiment, after automatically connecting to the clinic or hospital via the network 130, the display 114 of the handheld device 110 may first display the option of whether to make an appointment registration. If the user confirms "Yes", then proceed Make an appointment for registration. In addition, when the suggestion provided by the remote server 120 to the user is to schedule a health check, the handheld device 110 can also automatically connect to the set health check center via the network 130 to make an appointment. On the other hand, when the suggestion provided by the remote server 120 to the user is self-home improvement and self-health promotion, the improvement method can be displayed on the display 114 of the handheld device 110.

According to this, the medical advice system in this case can provide follow-up corresponding medical advice based on the user’s answers to medical questions, and direct registered physicians for consultation Medical treatments, appointments for health checkups, or self-home improvement come from my own health promotion. This can prevent patients from misjudging the symptoms of the disease due to lack of corresponding medical knowledge. If they should be diagnosed and treated by a physician immediately, they still choose to undergo a health examination and delay the treatment; or for symptoms that can be confirmed by a health examination first, directly Registered hospitals are not only inconsistent with time and cost, but also a waste of medical resources.

Although this case is disclosed as above with examples, it is not intended to limit the case. Anyone who is familiar with this technique can make various changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of this case. Therefore, the scope of protection of this case should be attached hereafter. The scope of the patent application shall prevail.

100‧‧‧Medical Advice System

110‧‧‧Handheld device

112‧‧‧Processor

114‧‧‧Display

116‧‧‧Input Parts

118‧‧‧Communication components

120‧‧‧Remote Server

122‧‧‧Storage Device

130‧‧‧Internet

186‧‧‧Medical Center

Claims (10)

A medical advice system includes at least: a handheld device; and a remote server for wirelessly connecting to the handheld device. The remote server further includes: a first database storing a plurality of medical symptom information, The medical symptom information includes warning symptoms and common symptoms corresponding to each medical symptom; a second database, which stores multiple medical disease information; a medical advice database, which stores multiple medical suggestions; a medical problem database , Store a plurality of medical problems, where the medical symptom information, the medical advices, the medical disease information, and the medical problems are related to each other; and the remote server transmits the A medical question to the handheld device for a user to answer, the handheld device returns the user’s answer to the remote server, and the remote server determines which of the user’s answers is related to the user’s answer according to the relationship The medical symptom information and one of the medical diseases are used to confirm a medical symptom and a medical disease, and the remote server determines a medical treatment related to the medical symptom and the medical disease according to the relationship. The suggestion is output to the handheld device, wherein the medical suggestion includes direct diagnosis by a physician or a health check, wherein when the medical symptom of the medical disease is displayed as the warning symptom, the medical suggestion is directly diagnosed by a physician. The medical advice system according to claim 1, wherein the handheld device further includes a screen for displaying the medical problems and the medical advice to the user. The medical advice system according to claim 1, wherein the medical advice further includes self-home improvement. The medical advice system according to claim 1, wherein when the medical advice is directly diagnosed by a physician, the handheld device is automatically connected to a hospital to provide the user with appointment registration. The medical advice system according to claim 1, wherein when the medical advice is for a health check, the handheld device is automatically connected to a health check center to provide the user with an appointment for a health check. The medical advice system according to claim 1, wherein the connection relationship is a look-up table. A medical advice method at least includes: creating a storage device, where the storage device includes: a first database storing a plurality of medical symptom information, wherein the medical symptom information includes warning symptoms and common symptoms corresponding to each medical symptom. Symptoms; a second database, storing multiple medical disease information; a medical advice database, storing multiple medical advice; And a medical problem database, storing a plurality of medical problems, among which the medical symptom information, the medical advice, the medical disease information, and the medical problems are related to each other; the transmission of the medical problems Medical questions are sent to a handheld device for a user to answer, and the handheld device returns the user’s answer; according to the connection relationship, one of the medical symptom information related to the user’s answer and one of the some of the medical symptoms are determined A medical disease to confirm a medical symptom and a medical disease; determine a medical advice related to the medical symptom and the medical disease according to the relationship; and output the medical advice to the handheld device, where the medical advice includes Directly diagnose by a doctor or conduct a health check, wherein when the medical symptoms of the medical disease show a serious state, the medical advice is that the diagnosis should be directly by a doctor. The medical advice method as described in claim 7 further includes that when the medical advice is directly diagnosed by a physician, the handheld device is automatically connected to a hospital to provide the user for appointment registration. The medical advice method according to claim 7 further includes that when the medical advice is for a health check, the handheld device is automatically connected to a health check center to provide the user with an appointment for a health check. The medical advice method described in claim 7 further includes using a look-up table to establish the relationship.

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