| abstract |
Methods and apparatus for performing diagnostic assays using recommendations based on one or more user input are described herein. In an embodiment, a system for diagnosing and testing a patient for one or more disease includes an assay apparatus configured to perform a plurality of different assays on a patient sample using a plurality of stored capture reagents, a user interface in operable communication with the assay apparatus, the user interface configured to allow input of a patient's symptoms, and a control unit in operable communication with the user interface, the control unit configured to (i) analyze a disease profile database based on the symptoms inputted into the user interface, (ii) output at least one recommended assay based on the analysis of the disease profile database, and (iii) cause the assay apparatus to perform the at least one assay using at least one of the plurality of capture reagents. |