How to Ask Consult Great Questions (With Examples)
Purpose
For Consult to give high quality responses, best use practices like framing questions and providing context can give you clear and concise answers based on your needs.
Best Use Practices
Framing Questions
Framing refers to how you structure a question. By specifying the type of answer you want, you direct Consult toward the kind of response most useful to your situation. For example, asking for a comparison between two treatment options signals Consult to focus its response on those options rather than providing a general overview.
Giving Consult Context
Providing context — including non-identifiable patient details, your prior knowledge, and relevant caveats — helps Consult produce responses tailored to your specific situation. The more relevant detail you provide, the more precise the response.
Examples of Framing and 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 like "summarize," "compare," "suggest," "explain," or "draft" to direct the type of response you need.
Specify the clinical scenario and population. Non-identifiable details such as age, sex, key comorbidities, and care setting (inpatient vs. outpatient) 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 — asking for references surfaces them inline.
Prompt Templates
The following templates can be adapted 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] vs. [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?"
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Version History
Updated: 5/9/2026
Reviewed by: Nikhil Illa, Director of Clinical Product
Approved by: [Name, Title]