What is a virtual patient?
When a medical industry student learns what to do in certain situations, the virtual patient can help test his decisions without having to risk the health of the real patient. Using computer technology, the student communicates with a program that represents a real person, real illness and relevant possibilities of medical intervention. His choices are then recorded and the supervisor can help the student find out what could be improved in real situations.
Historically, a medical student learned of the theory of human body and illness and then learned of the diagnosis and treatment in interactions with real patients. Since the risk of incorrect practices is high when the student decides on the patient's well -being, the chance to learn personally and gain knowledge of experiment and mistakes is highly regulated in modern medicine. Knowledge of the patient's symptoms and the possible causes of these symptoms is necessary for me necessary skills and knowledge, so instead of a real person, students can now exerciseto a virtual patient.
The program that represents the student's profile of a virtual patient generally contains many relevant data. These are usually information that is obvious to the student, or which the patient is likely to inform a doctor. Examples include patient age and sex, such as placing pain in the body.
The student must then ask questions that are important for diagnosis. These include questions about the previous history, the duration of pain and other symptoms of the disease that the patient could forget about. In general, in diagnosis, positive answers to some questions can lead a doctor to a certain line of questioning. This is because it is all pieces of information that leads the doctor to a single diagnosis, to exclude other possible cause.
Generally every virtual program of the patient monitors which student questions have asked and which potentially important questions to whichHe didn't ask. At the end of the virtual patient, the student can find out whether or not he is right or wrong. If he was wrong, the program can show where the interview process went. Like students, people who are already qualified in the medical arena can practice programs to help maintain diagnostic skills sharp. Other specialized virtual programs of patients, in addition to programs for medical students, include those for nurses and those for pharmacists.