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Use Step-by-Step Instructions

Use This ChatGPT Prompt to Approach GI Case Workups with Step-by-Step Clinical Reasoning

What This Prompt Does

Guides ChatGPT to follow structured clinical reasoning, simulating how a veterinary professional would logically evaluate and manage a gastrointestinal (GI) case.
Breaks complex diagnostic thinking into manageable steps—history gathering, differential generation, and planning.
Produces clear and organized outputs that mirror SOAP-style documentation, aiding case reviews, student learning, or quick brainstorming.
Supports clinical decision-making by ensuring no essential detail is skipped during case analysis.

Tips

Be Specific in the Patient History: Provide details such as signalment, diet, duration of symptoms, previous treatments, vomiting vs. diarrhea, weight loss, etc. The more precise your history, the sharper the AI’s output.
Request Realistic Differentials: Ask the model to sort them by likelihood or group by categories (infectious, dietary, neoplastic) for deeper insight.
Customize Diagnostic Depth: Include constraints such as “recommend diagnostics suitable for a general practice clinic” or “include advanced imaging” based on your case complexity or practice setting.
Use for Case-Based Teaching: This prompt is excellent for mentoring vet students or interns, encouraging critical thinking and step-wise analysis.
Chain with Other Prompts: Follow up by asking for client communication tips, discharge instructions, or treatment protocols based on the generated plan.

Prompt

Step 1: Summarize the patient’s history of GI issues.
Step 2: List potential differentials based on these symptoms.
Step 3: Provide a recommendation for diagnostics and next steps.

How To Use The Prompt

Populate the prompt with patient details to guide ChatGPT effectively. Use the structured format to encourage logic-driven, medically accurate responses.

Example:
“Step 1: Summarize the history of Bella, a 5-year-old female spayed Beagle with chronic soft stool, intermittent vomiting, and recent weight loss. Step 2: List potential differentials based on these symptoms. Step 3: Provide a recommendation for diagnostics and next steps, suitable for a general practice setting.”

Example Input

#INFORMATION ABOUT THE PATIENT:

Name: Bella
Species/Breed: Dog / Beagle
Age: 5 years
Sex: Female, spayed
Clinical Signs: Chronic soft stool for 3 months, vomiting 1–2x/month, 2 kg weight loss
Diet: Commercial kibble, frequent table scraps
Previous Treatments: Empirical deworming and bland diet—no resolution
Client Resources: Limited; prefers non-invasive diagnostics initially
Goal: Identify root cause and propose a treatment plan using basic diagnostics first

Additional Information

This step-by-step prompting structure is ideal for veterinary professionals, educators, and students aiming to improve diagnostic thinking and case analysis. It teaches you to “think in sequence”—mirroring the problem-oriented approach used in real clinical settings.

By breaking down your request into clearly defined actions, this prompt prevents vague or overwhelming answers and encourages the AI to simulate thoughtful clinical progression. You can even build more advanced versions by adding extra steps like “Step 4: Outline client communication tips” or “Step 5: Suggest dietary modifications.”

This technique reflects the “Use Step-by-Step Instructions” principle—one of the most powerful prompt engineering strategies for structured, reliable, and expert-level AI output in clinical settings.

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