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Self-diagnosis is a whole other ball game, and it's a dangerous game to play. While a good expert system could help doctors significantly, in the hands of the g
by a-priori 18y ago
Self-diagnosis is a whole other ball game, and it's a dangerous game to play. While a good expert system could help doctors significantly, in the hands of the general public it could also cause great harm.
Self-diagnosis delays consultation with an actual expert. In addition, many symptoms (especially neurological ones) can only be seen or elicited by a trained third-party.
PS: I have a friend with Coeliac disease, so I know something about it. It is hard-to-diagnose conclusively, but that's often not necessary. A key feature of the disease is that treatment, elimination of dietary wheat gluten, is harmless and usually causes drastic improvement. In my friends' case, it didn't, but that's an exception. I strongly recommend talking to a doctor and dietician about it.
- jerf 18y agoI mean no disrespect, but that "half-self-diagnosed" isn't "self-diagnosed" for a reason. I don't need your approval of my decisions. I was simply using that as an example of something hard to diagnose. As you say, it's even hard to diagnose with medical resources, so it's not as if there's a choice. The whole "don't self-diagnose" speech is misplaced when diagnosis is not reliably available!
- a-priori 18y agoI apologize for coming across harshly. I also didn't mean any disrespect.