This guide will take approximately 5 minutes to complete.
In this guide you will learn how to answer the following questions:
- How to search for the diagnostic procedures for a specific AE
- How to search for the clinical parameters associated with a specific AE
- How to distinguish between two AEs with similar clinical pictures
Step 0: Log in
Refer to https://med.causaly.com
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Option 1: Find the diagnostic procedures for a specific AE
To explore the diagnostic procedures associated with an AE of interest, use Causaly Discover in the Causaly home page (Figure 1).
Figure 1. Causaly Discover on the Causaly homepage
Begin your search by typing your question in natural language in the Causaly Discover search bar in natural language (Figure 2). “What are the diagnostic procedures for hemorrhage?” will be used as an example (link).
Figure 2: Directly ask a question in natural language in the Causaly Discover search bar
Click "Search" or hit Enter on your keyboard to run the search, which will direct you to the Causaly Discover results page.
Causaly Discover offers an AI-generated summary, complete with in-line citations for transparency into the results, based on the top 20 articles (Figure 3). You can scroll down to view all the documents retrieved in response to your search query.
Figure 3: AI- generated summary by Causaly Discover
Refine your results using filters
Apply filters to refine the results of your search, for example focus on publications from the last 5 years (Figure 4).
Figure 4: Filtering options to refine your search results
Once you apply filters, the AI-generated summary will be automatically updated to reflect your filter selections.
Option 2: Find clinical parameters associated with an AE
Begin your search by typing your question in natural language in the Causaly Discover search bar in natural language (Figure 5). “What are the clinical parameters associated with hemorrhage?” will be used as an example (link).
Figure 5: Directly ask a question in natural language in the Causaly Discover search bar
Click "Search" or hit Enter on your keyboard to run the search, which will direct you to the Causaly Discover results page.
Causaly Discover offers an AI-generated summary, complete with in-line citations for transparency into the results, based on the top 20 articles (Figure 6). You can scroll down to view all the documents retrieved in response to your search query.
Figure 6: AI- generated summary by Causaly Discover
Option 3: Distinguish between two AEs with similar clinical pictures
To identify the unique symptoms of each side effect, first access the Advanced Search module by hovering over the biograph tab found at the top of the page (Figure 7).
Figure 7: Access the Advanced Search module from the Causaly homepage
In the Advanced search module, it is possible to add multiple lines to your search and perform a comparative analysis. Add one AE on the left concept box and click on the “Add relationship” button to add the second one. You can compare up to 10 different AEs with a single search. For more information on how to perform a comparative analysis visit this guide.
Example: A comparative analysis between pneumonitis and pneumonia (link) (Figure 8)
Figure 8: Comparing the effects of pneumonitis and pneumonia in the Advanced Search module.
TIP! Make your search more specific by deselecting narrower concepts that are included by default in your search (Figure 9).
Figure 9: Deselect narrower concepts to make your search more specific.
To get the clinical view of the conditions of interest, apply filters and select the categories “Finding”, “Pathologic Function”, “Sign or Symptom” and “Cell or Molecular dysfunction” found under the broader category of “Disorders” (Figure 10).
Figure 10: Select the relevant filters under the disorders category
To compare the disease profiles of the two conditions, click on the Delta analysis button (link). Here, you can explore the interactive Venn diagram to identify common and unique aspects of pneumonitis vs pneumonia to assist you in your diagnosis (Figure 11).
Figure 11: The Delta analysis view comparing the clinical picture of pneumonitis with pneumonia.
To explore the common clinical aspects, click on the intersection of A and B circle. If you would like to examine what is unique click on area A or B for pneumonitis and pneumonia, respectively.
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