A
In July 1999, Jason and Charlotte Maude’s
three-year-old daughter Isabel ,developed “chickenpox”.The illness
followed the normal patterns at first,
but then her symptoms got worse. Doctors
told her parents it was all normal, but Isabel
had to be rushed to the Accidents
&Emergency department of their local hospital. Here her conditions
continued to deteriorate. She went into
multiple organ failure as a result of a secondary infections.
B
Isabel was taken
to another hospital ,where she spent two months suffering from toxics shock syndrome and necrotizing
fasciitis ( also known as
“the flesh –eating bug”).Fortunately
Isabel eventually a full recovery .But
her parents were devastated by the experience – their family doctor and
her local A&E department had not diagnosed her symptoms
correctly, and their doctor had
almost died.
C
During the time that their daughter was in hospital ,the Maudes and
paediatrician Dr. Joseph Britto ,who
helped to treat Isabel ,came up with
the idea of a diagnostic tool to
try to stop the kind of misdiagnosis
that had caused them and their daughter so much suffering . The Maudes left
their jobs to set up a medical charity
to pursue their idea .
D
The company’s mission statement is “ Our mission to
help reduce diagnosis and decisions error and provide clinicians with
relevant knowledge in their workflow to help them improve the quality of care “.
E
The product the Maudes
developed ,,called Isabel ,use software to search medical texts. It
allow medical staff to key in symptoms ,signs, results, of test and
investigations ,etc…The database then delivers a list of possible diagnoses.
The user can click on each diagnosis to
access information and images. The software is accessible via the Web or
integrated into an electronic medical records
systems.
F
Initially ,the system was designed for paediatric
patients, but it now includes
adults as well. It covers at the
majors specialties ,including internal medicine ,surgery, gynaecology and
obstetrics, geriatrics and oncology.
G
Isabel is being
used in UK , USA , Ireland
and India .At one hospital
in the USA
1.-Read the
text. In which paragraph will you find information about the following:
1) How
the diagnostic tool works._______________
2) What
happened to Isabel Maude at the local hospital .___________
3) How
the diagnostic tool can be used ______________
4) Who
developed the idea for the diagnostic tool______________
5) Who
the system is for _____________
2. - Questions:
1.-The product Jason and
Charlotte Maude’s developed was called :
a) chickenpox
b) the flesh –eating bug
c) Isabel
2. - The product Isabel was a :
a) Software to research medical
texts.
b) A symptoms
c) A diagnostic
3. - The Isabel company’s mission
was :
a) to access an information
b) Improve the quality of care
c) The investigations and
experiments.
4.- Initially ,the system was designed
for :
a) Only, including internal
medicine, surgery, and gynaecology.
b) Including obstetrics,
geriatrics, oncology and majors specialties.
c) Designed for Paediatric
patients, but it now includes adults as
well.
5. - Other hospitals who
have used the
software say it is especially
useful for cases
a) For cases which are difficult
to diagnose,
b) For every medical admissions
c) For paediatric intensive care
unit.
