ABSTRACT
In the medical domain, a vast amount of knowledge is required even to solve seemingly simple problems. Health care providers are required to remember and apply knowledge of a vast array of clinical disease presentations, diagnostic criteria, and drug therapies. However, the providers’ mental abilities are limited [1], making it impossible for them to provide the best possible/optimal care. For instance, the information a general practitioner in the UK is required to know forms a 68 cm pile, and the practitioner is required to recall and apply this information within the few minutes of the patient consultation [2]. These limitations result in an estimated 30% of morbidity and mortality, which is avoidable [3].
