Drawing Algorithms
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An algorithm, drawn by a 34-year-old female doctor in the US.

Okay. I have another drawing request. Can you draw how an algorithm works and I'll leave this on so you can narrate your drawing. [longer pause] You drew a box with two lines and then y, do the line the y stand for no and yes? No and yes. Okay. I mean we can, I can extrapolate from there but the idea of a, when I think of any sort of, when I think about anything in terms of logistics or just looking at logic, it's like is something present yes or no? And if it is present then are these other features there and then yes or no for those or what are those features and how many of those features are there. This is used in all academia and all parts of life in terms of giving us some sort of flow to how something should work. Where did you learn about algorithms? Like basic math classes back in high school, but also in my work I do, I work in medicine and that's used a lot too. If something is present or absent blood value wise, than what's the next step, what do you need to do? And so this is very evidence based and so it's more clear cut than something being like, Oh we feel like this is happening or feel like that or something. So there's a logical approach to take. Do you guys use the term algorithm for those? Yes. Okay. Yeah. Alright. Yeah. So Algorithm for elevated blood pressure, algorithm for, a certain lab value being too high or too low. Are you doctor? Yeah. What did you study in college? Chemistry and psychology. Okay, then you went through med school? I worked for a little bit of time. And then, yes. Got it.