FAQ
Find role-specific answers to the most popular questions asked by our customers.
Clinical
- How does GIDEON calculate the probability for diagnosis or pathogen?
- Are probabilities given by GIDEON® tested for accuracy?
- Are GIDEON's diagnosis probabilities affected by seasons?
- Why are some vital signs missing from GIDEON's clinical findings list?
- How can I use GIDEON when I am visiting patients away from the computer?
- Is avian flu listed as a diagnosis in the GIDEON database?
- What is the First Case Scenario?
- How many drugs are in the GIDEON database?
- How complete is the list of COVID-19 vaccines in GIDEON?
Data questions
- What editorial process does GIDEON follow?
- Does GIDEON link to information provided by the CDC?
- How does GIDEON get disease statistics from small countries, like in Africa?
- How can I retrieve raw data from GIDEON?
- Is GIDEON an evidence-based medicine (EBM) database?
- Where can I see an overview of GIDEON content?
- Can I use GIDEON with R?
- How does GIDEON collect its data?
- What time span does GIDEON cover?
- How often is GIDEON updated?
- Is it possible to download the data as a CSV or txt file?
- Why are some references in GIDEON linked to information from ProMED?
- What sources are tracked by GIDEON®?
- Does the GIDEON® database include viral diseases?
- Can I download GIDEON data?