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March 22, 2013 ### [Use a symptom checker to help decide whether CT scan is necessary](https://info.isabelhealthcare.com/blog/symptom-checker-tests-necessary) USA Today ran a very interesting article yesterday about the benefits and risks of CT scans. March 21, 2013 ### [Undercover investigation highlights role for symptom checker](https://info.isabelhealthcare.com/blog/undercover-investigation-symptom-checker) The Which consumer magazine in the UK has just published the results of an undercover investigation of 30 GP practices in the UK. February 28, 2013 ### [Differential diagnosis needs documenting in primary care shows paper](https://info.isabelhealthcare.com/blog/differential-diagnosis-primary-care) A landmark article published yesterday in “JAMA Internal Medicine” entitled “Types and Origins of Diagnostic Errors in Primary Care Settings” once.. February 11, 2013 ### [What's Your Medical Diagnosis: Painful Muscle Spasms and Hyperreflexia](https://info.isabelhealthcare.com/blog/medical-diagnosis-muscle-spasms-hyperreflexia) The Isabel diagnosis tool searches an extensive database of conditions for differential diagnosis support, and we often will test its accuracy with.. February 1, 2013 ### [Differential Diagnosis - Who uses Isabel and When? Ambulatory setting](https://info.isabelhealthcare.com/blog/isabel-differential-diagnosis-ambulatory-care) As Isabel is sometimes regarded as ‘disruptive’, we thought that an overview of “who” uses Isabel and “when” would be helpful to both current and.. January 15, 2013 ### [Symptom checker-Pivotal tool for patient engagement](https://info.isabelhealthcare.com/blog/symptom-checker-pivotal-tool-patient-engagement) As the patient engagement juggernaut gathers pace, the National eHealth Collaborative has recently weighed in with a Patient Engagement Framework December 31, 2012 ### [Symptom Information: Vomiting blood / Hematemesis](https://info.isabelhealthcare.com/blog/symptom-information-vomiting-blood-hematemesis) Symptom: Vomiting blood (Other names: bloody vomit, hematemesis, haematemesis). December 19, 2012 ### [Symptom Checkers- empowering patients and saving lives](https://info.isabelhealthcare.com/blog/symptom-checkers-patient-empowerment) December 18, 2012 ### [Symptom Information: Insomnia](https://info.isabelhealthcare.com/blog/symptom-insomnia-sleep-disorder) Symptom: Insomnia: Other names: sleeplessness, hyposomnia, insomniac, wakefulness, sleep difficulty, dyssomnia, difficulty in sleeping, sleep.. December 17, 2012 ### [Symptom Information: Painful Periods / Dysmenorrhea](https://info.isabelhealthcare.com/blog/symptom-painful-periods-dysmenorrhea) Symptom: Painful periods (Other names: dysmenorrhea, dysmenorrhoea) December 13, 2012 ### [How Isabel - Diagnosis Decision Support is used in residency programs](https://info.isabelhealthcare.com/blog/diagnosis-decision-support-residency) Isabel is used around the world by physicians, physician assistants and nurse practitioners. In the United States, within the hospitals, physician.. December 6, 2012 ### [Symptom Information: Sore Throat](https://info.isabelhealthcare.com/blog/symptom-sore-throat) Symptom: Sore throat (Other names: Pharyngitis, inflammation of the pharynx, raw throat, pharyngeal inflammation, throat pain). 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