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What is Rheumatic Diseases

Handbook of Research on ICTs and Management Systems for Improving Efficiency in Healthcare and Social Care
They are systemic diseases of unknown origin that happen when the immune system goes haywire. The immune system attacks the linings of joints, ligaments, tendons, muscles, skin, eyes, cause inflammation, swelling, and pain. There are more than 100 rheumatic diseases.
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Intelligent Agent to Identify Rheumatic Diseases
Gustavo Julio Puente Salcido (Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila, México) and Eduardo César Contreras Delgado (Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila, México)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-3990-4.ch023
Abstract
Most of Mexican populations, even medical population, do not have enough information on rheumatic diseases to allow them to understand the importance of the socioeconomic and psychological impact of these disorders. In order to reduce this problem, a didactic tool is provided to general practitioners that enables them to identify medical disorders in the area of rheumatology. Didactic software is based on the application of an intelligent agent based on goals that contains enough information to identify seven of the most common inflammatory rheumatic diseases and fourteen non-inflammatory. The purpose of this tool is that a general practitioner can get an early diagnosis in a rheumatic patient and subsequently send that patient to a rheumatologist in order to prevent damage. The presented prototype can be useful for professors and students of the computation area to solve similar problems.
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Intelligent Agent to Identify Rheumatic Diseases
They are systemic diseases of unknown origin that happen when the immune system goes haywire. The immune system attacks the linings of joints, ligaments, tendons, muscles, skin, eyes, cause inflammation, swelling, and pain. There are more than 100 rheumatic diseases.
Full Text Chapter Download: US $37.50 Add to Cart
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