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Medical algorithm
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<p>A medical algorithm is any <a href="/facts/Computation/qLsELosq">computation</a>, <a href="/facts/Formula/BosTcKnv">formula</a>, <a href="/facts/Statistical_survey/vgqyWzAY">statistical survey</a>, <a href="/facts/Nomogram/ysXLNuVY">nomogram</a>, or <a href="/facts/Look-up_table/ULPEAGTJ">look-up table</a>, useful in <a href="/facts/Healthcare/LPS1WKbI">healthcare</a>. <a href="/facts/Medical/2fnp90Je">Medical</a> <a href="/facts/Algorithm/fnl5NmRt">algorithms</a> include <a href="/facts/Decision_tree/XDVeGlkJ">decision tree</a> approaches to healthcare treatment (e.g., if <a href="/facts/Symptom/BzP6MrTN">symptoms</a> A, B, and C are evident, then use treatment X) and also less clear-cut tools aimed at reducing or defining uncertainty. A <a href="/facts/Medical_prescription/4jt1T3mY">medical prescription</a> is also a type of medical algorithm. </p>