RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN

MEDICINE AND ALGORITHM

BY VICTORIA ADESANYA
1. Resuscitation Immediate, life-saving Massive bleeding
intervention required Stroke
without delay

2. Emergent High risk of deterioration, or Severe chest pain

signs of a time-critical Asthma attack
problem
3. Urgent Stable, with multiple types of Abdominal pain
resources needed to High fever with cough
investigate or treat (such as
lab tests plus X-ray
imaging)

4 Less Urgent Stable, with only one type of Simple laceration

resource anticipated (such as Pain on urination
only an X-ray, or only Broken
sutures)

5. Non urgent Stable, with no resources Rash

anticipated except oral or Prescription refill
topical medications, or
prescriptions
LETS PLAY
What is this game?
This is an algorithm game that will help u understand the
relationship between Computer Science and medicine
How to play
• As you go through the game you click on the arrow this will
move you to the next stage (via the stage you choose).
You get a
headache
 Go find where
the paracetamol
Did you No

find it ?

Yes
Great! Use as the instruction
reads
Go buy some from the
pharmacy and repeat
process
 Once you have finished
reading the instruction take
as many tablets needed
You done? No

Yes
Get a cup and fill it with
water then drink it. After
rest for a few minutes
 Has the No
headache gone?

Yes
Try to sleep
Did it work? No

Yes
Go to your local GP for further
more instruction
End
For playing my mini game
and trying out my project.