Practitioner documentation

How practitioners use CaseWise in clinical reasoning

CaseWise helps practitioners work from comparable source cases rather than isolated notes. These use cases describe how the practitioner workspace supports clinical retrieval, classical source review, patient journeys, formula evolution, cautious AI synthesis, casebook entries, and a library that improves as records are curated.

Primary workflows

Main use cases for practitioners

Each workflow starts with practitioner intent, then uses the case library to provide evidence that can be inspected before any synthesis is accepted.

01

Start with a clinical question

Describe the presentation in natural clinical language, or narrow the search with condition, pattern, symptoms, formula, herbs, or outcome filters.

Outcome: A query that reflects the practitioner question without forcing the user into a rigid data-entry workflow.

02

Find matching source cases

Use semantic retrieval where available, with structured clinical field matching as a fallback, to surface clinical cases and classical sources that may be relevant.

Outcome: A shortlist of source cases with match badges, scores, context, and source-type markers that explain why each result is shown.

03

Inspect source excerpts before deciding

Read visible excerpts, condition, pattern, source type, and match context before opening the full case record.

Outcome: A safer review step that keeps source evidence ahead of generated interpretation.

04

Review patient journeys

Open longitudinal patient journeys to follow presentation, treatment direction, response, and outcome across visits.

Outcome: A clearer view of how reasoning and patient response developed over time.

05

Explore formula evolution

Use the formula evolution visualizer to review visit-level formula text, parsed herb and dose rows, herb changes, treatment rationale, and visit outcomes.

Outcome: A practical way to see repeated formula choices, exceptional choices, and where clinical context changes the interpretation.

06

Compare one case against another

Open a side-by-side comparison of the current query and a selected historical record.

Outcome: A practical comparison of presentation, diagnosis, formula evolution, response, and outcome.

07

Draft an evidence-backed synthesis

Choose Find cases + draft answer when a synthesis is useful, after confirming there are source cases worth grounding it in.

Outcome: A cautious, source-linked synthesis that supports reflection without replacing practitioner judgement.

08

Save and annotate casebook entries

Keep useful syntheses with practitioner notes, source links, cautions, teaching use, or follow-up questions.

Outcome: A reusable casebook record for supervision, later review, or continued clinical reasoning.

09

Use shared and classical libraries

Open shared clinical cases and global classical source records when a broader learning or reference context is useful.

Outcome: Practitioners can inspect curated source material without confusing it with private institutional case ownership.

10

Curate the case library

Create cases, check review status, refine clinical fields, publish appropriate shared cases, and maintain the library so future searches are more useful.

Outcome: Cleaner records that support practitioner search, comparison, teaching workflows, and human-reviewed learning controls.

Responsible use

Designed to support, not substitute

Review the sources first

Matched cases should be read in context before relying on a generated synthesis or comparison.

Keep clinical judgement central

CaseWise can reveal patterns and precedents, but final interpretation remains a practitioner responsibility.