[By-Products of the computer-assisted diagnostic system (ADM) (author's transl)]

The data-bank of signs and symptoms and classes of diseases developed for the computer-assisted medical diagnostic system (ADM) allows us to develop a series of interesting by-products. Some by-products are utilitarian: the inverted file and lexicon subset of signs, symptoms and diseases organized by medical discipline. Other by-products in the area of operational research serve to increase the quality and productivity of medical practice. Among the most interesting we note one by-product that helps teach physical diagnosis, one for therapeutics, one for the partial automation of observations, and one for assistance in decision-making in various specialized medical functions. The number and importance of these by-products demonstrates the powerful potential of the computer-assisted diagnostic system (ADM).