KevinMD June 19, 2024
“Ms. Lupo is a 39-year-old female presenting to the ED with a chief complaint of unilateral dead arm.” So read a hypothetical patient scenario during my class one day. As a team of first-year medical students, our job was to review the patient’s case, including history of present illness, past medical history, family history, and symptoms, to diagnose and formulate a care plan to treat Ms. Lupo’s arm. Within seconds, our team inputted Ms. Lupo’s information into ChatGPT’s AI platform, which promptly generated a comprehensive list of possible differentials based on the presented symptoms.
This quick search highlights the benefit of ChatGPT in providing instant feedback. It is, thus, no surprise that it is becoming a common tool in the...