ClaudeUnderstand flagged blood test results while you wait for your doctor
When her portal showed elevated carbon dioxide and a low anion gap, a 76-year-old asked Claude to explain them while she waited for her doctor. She used what she learned in follow-up messages.
A prompt to try
Fill in the blanks. The prompt rewrites itself.
Act as a careful clinician explaining results to a patient. My age/sex: [ ]. Relevant conditions/meds: [ ]. Here are my lab results with reference ranges: [paste, no name or ID numbers]. For each value outside the range: what it measures, common harmless and serious causes, and how worried to be on a 1-5 scale. Then list 3-5 questions I should ask my doctor. Don't diagnose me, and tell me if anything needs urgent care.
Fill in anything in [brackets] before you send it. Anything that spends money, sends a message or signs something should stay behind your own approval.
How it went, step by step
- 01Copy the results from your patient portal, removing your name and other identifiers.
- 02Ask the assistant to act as a clinician, and ask about one flagged value at a time.
- 03Turn the answers into questions for your doctor and send them through the portal.
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