How to Ask Great Questions in Consult
- Best Use Practices
- Examples of Framing & Context
- How to Ask Effective Questions
- Prompt Templates
- Important to Remember
- Related Articles
Clear framing and relevant context help Consult return answers that fit your patient and your clinical question. Specify the type of answer you want, add non-identifiable patient details, and ask for sources when you need them.
Use the examples and prompt templates below to write questions that return more precise responses with less generalization.
Best Use Practices
Framing Questions
Framing is how you structure a question. Specify the type of answer you want, and Consult directs its response toward what is most useful for your situation. For example, ask for a comparison between two treatment options. Consult then focuses on those options instead of giving a general overview.
Giving Consult Context
Context helps Consult tailor a response to your situation. Include non-identifiable patient details, your prior knowledge, and relevant caveats. The more relevant detail you provide, the more precise the response.
Examples of Framing & Context
|
Use |
Type |
Reasoning |
| Comparisons | Framing | Compare different approaches or treatment options |
| Evidence refresh | Framing | Retrieve specific information on a topic you need to revisit |
| Connecting guidelines to real-world scenarios | Framing | Compare clinical guideline recommendations to common practice patterns |
| Literature synthesis | Framing | Summarize evidence, compare guideline recommendations, or analyze multiple abstracts |
| Include relevant non-identifiable patient details | Context | Helps Consult personalize results to your patient cohort |
| Flag what you already know | Context | Tells Consult where to focus, reducing generalizations |
| Ask for limits or caveats | Context | Prompts Consult to surface limitations or flag where evidence is limited |
How to Ask Effective Questions
Be action-oriented. Use verbs such as "summarize," "compare," "suggest," "explain," or "draft" to direct the type of response you need.
Specify the clinical scenario and population. Include non-identifiable details such as age, sex, key comorbidities, and care setting (inpatient or outpatient). These details help Consult return more relevant answers with less generalization.
Request a specific format. If you want a bullet-point summary, a side-by-side comparison, or a particular structure, include that in your question.
Ask Consult to surface its evidence. For any response, you can ask Consult to show its specific sources. Every response draws from peer-reviewed journals and clinical guidelines. Ask for references and Consult shows them inline.
Prompt Templates
Adapt the following templates to your clinical scenario:
- "I have [non-identifiable patient details] with [condition 1], [condition 2], and [condition 3]. Based on guidelines and real-world data, how does [treatment 1] compare to [treatment 2] for this patient?"
- "How do different strategies for treating [condition] compare in clinical trials versus real-world data for [patient group]?"
- "Please summarize the latest high-quality evidence on [therapy] for [condition] in [patient group]."
- "Summarize the latest evidence and guidelines for managing [condition] in [patient cohort]."
- "I'm planning to treat [non-identifiable patient] who has [comorbidities] with [drug or treatment]. What does the evidence say about benefits and harms in similar patients?"
- "I'm considering [treatment 1] versus [treatment 2] for [condition]. How do outcomes compare in real-world scenarios?"
- "If I only have limited time to use Jiro during my day, what should I prioritize to get the most value?"
Important to Remember
- Include only non-identifiable patient details, such as age, sex, key comorbidities, and care setting, so Consult returns more relevant answers.
- Specify the type of answer you want, such as a comparison, so Consult focuses on those options instead of giving a general overview.
- Ask for references and Consult shows its sources inline.