How Parents Seek Medical Advice Today
In the past, parents seeking guidance for a sick child's care contacted the pediatrician's office first. Today, they may start by consulting online resources for common treatments.
Leveraging Medical APIs
Medical websites and apps utilize APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) to provide accurate health information. These APIs connect apps to official databases of medicines and health equipment from government agencies globally.
Types of Medical APIs
* Diagnosis API: Stores medical data and enables users to enter symptoms for potential diagnoses or conditions to receive a list of possible diagnoses.
* Medicine API: Provides information on drug interactions, disease symptoms, and treatment options.
How Medical APIs Work
APIs vary in their applications, offering essential tools for patients, healthcare providers, and pharmacists.
Using the Diagnosis API
* Setup: Available at https://diagnosisapi.azurewebsites.net. Obtain a unique AuthenticationID.
* First Request: Send a POST request to the /api/DDxItems/ endpoint with the following:
* AuthenticationID header
* JSON input containing symptoms or a condition
* Responses: All responses use JSON format.
Authentication
The Diagnosis API uses custom HTTP headers for authentication. Ensure that header lists are not empty.
Note: POST requests also require a "Content-Type: application/json" header.
DDxHub is a concentrator that holds a lot of disease descriptions. It relies on the System knowledgebase to diagnose a health condition.
Differential diagnosis Hub is the System distinguishing of a particular disease or health condition from others.