ABDX A Decision Support System for the Management of Acute Abdominal Pain. Version 3.0. Programmer's Manual
Abstract
At sea, the Independent Duty Corpsman (8402) is responsible for the diagnosis and management of illnesses. He must decide whether to treat the patient aboard the ship, or, if necessary, make recommendations regarding the evacuation of the patient. The corpsman's laboratory facilities are limited and, in most instances, he is unable to communicate with short-based medical facilities. A computer based medical decision support system (ABDX) was developed at the Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory (NSMRL) to assist the corpsman in the diagnosis, triage, and management of patients who present with acute abdominal pain at sea. The original system was designed for use with the Tektronix 4051 to which the corpsman was to have access. In practice, the corpsman's access has been very limited due to the use of the machine by other departments for tactical programs. The medical support was then modified and additions were made to allow the system to run on an IBM PC or compatible (MS- DOS) microcomputer. During FY89, a gynecological data for acute abdominal pain was incorporated into the program, resulting in a new product, ABDX version 3.0. This report is a programmer's reference manual for the ABDX system implemented on MS-DOS computers. The manual briefly describes the functions of programs designed for the corpsman user and other programs designed for the programmer making modifications to ABDX.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 31, 1989
- Accession Number
- ADA216311
Entities
People
- David Southerland
- Karen Fisherkeller
Organizations
- Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory