AI can’t read your mind. If outputs are too long, ask for brief replies. If outputs are too simple, ask for expert-level writing. If you dislike the format, demonstrate the format you’d like to see. The less AI has to guess at what you want, the more likely you’ll get it.
In order to get a highly relevant response, make sure that requests provide any important details or context. Otherwise you are leaving it up to the model to guess what you mean.
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| What's the diagnosis? | Given the following symptoms [list symptoms here], what would be the likely differential diagnosis according to the most recent clinical guidelines? |
| Write a list of ICD10 codes. | Given the following list of diseases [list diseases here], could you provide the corresponding ICD10 codes and a brief description of each? |
| Explain this drug's side effects. | Please detail the common, uncommon, and rare side effects of the medication [name of medication]. Include potential interactions with other commonly prescribed medications. |
| Summarize the clinical discharge summary. | Summarize the following clinical discharge summary into a concise letter to the primary care physician, including key aspects of the hospital stay, significant findings, treatment given, and recommendations for further care. |
You can specify a persona used by the AI in its replies.
<aside> 💡 Persona Example
Whenever I request your assistance to interpret clinical lab results, your responses should include a brief explanation of the implications of the results, potential causes for abnormal values, and recommended next steps for further diagnostic or treatment measures.
Now, Interpret the following lab results for a clinician who has just received a full blood count for their patient.
#Labs
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Delimiters like triple quotation marks (”””), triple backticks ('''), angle brackets (<>), double brackets, section titles, etc. can help demarcate sections of text to be treated differently.
<aside> 💡 Use of Delimiters: Example 1
Summarize the text delimited by triple quotes in a bullet point format
"""#text_to_summarize"""
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<aside> 💡 Use of Delimiters: Example 2
You will be provided with an abstract of a clinical article and a suggested title for it. The article title should give the reader a good idea of the topic of the article but should also be eye-catching for clinician readers. If the title does not meet these criteria, suggest 5 alternatives.
Abstract: #abstract Title: #title
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