@medgledx leverages the Twitter platform, allowing the user to direct message (DM) a diagnosis (e.g. asthma) and receive a tweet back with similarly presenting diagnoses. In addition, the user can DM symptoms and receive a list of diagnoses.

@medgledx allows MEDgle to be accessed easily, where and when it's needed. It offers accessibility through any kind of device and easily integrates with a broad range of applications. It is particularly meaningful to practitioners when an internet connection or computer can't be found, such as in the developing world or in the home-care setting.

@medgledx requires a little more know-how than our other tools, but once you understand how it works, it's a powerful way to access the MEDgle engine anytime, anywhere.

How to use @medgledx

• Step 1: follow @medgledx. It will automatically follow you back.
• Step 2: DM @medgledx a request. The following are the types of request that @medgledx understands
  • Message Type 1: "a diagnosis name". For example "d medgledx asthma". This will return a list of generally similarly presenting diagnoses. click here to try (you need to be logged into twitter and follow @medgledx.
  • Message Type 2: "a differential request". For example "d medgledx g:F a:42 d:5 sx:chest pain". This requests MEDgle to analyze the clinical situation for a female (g:F) age 42 (a:42) who has had chest pain (sx: chest pain) for 5 days (d: 5).

For example:

twitter query	medgledx response
"d medgledx g:F a:42 d:5 c: sx:chest pain"	dx(g:F a:42 d:5 c: sx:chest pain) [6]angina, asthma, GERD, anxiety, overbreathing, pneumonia, AF, [5]costochondritis, pleural effusion, chest wall trauma or fracture rib, MVP, panic disorder, PSVT, Briquet's syndrome, viral pneumonia, drugs and toxins, esophagitis, Pulmonary edema, WPW, PE
"d medgledx g:F a:42 d:5 c:in sx:fever,chills"	dx(g:F a:42 d:5 c:IN sx:fever,chills) [7]flu, [6]malaria, swine flu, UTI, abscess, pneumonia, Strep throat, [5]endometritis, pyelonephritis, typhoid, bacteremia, chorioamnionitis, dengue fever, PROM, retained placenta, mycoplasma infections, PID, pleural effusion, salmonellosis, shigellosis
note: the country code "c:" is set to "in" for India. This requests @medgledx to return results that are revelant for India. Currently we support Mexico, Jamaica, India, China, Brazil, South Africa, and Thailand. More to come soon!

We'll be adding a lot of functionality soon. Check back in the coming weeks.