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Medical algorithm, a Common card
A medical algorithm is any computation, formula, statistical survey, nomogram, or look-up table, useful in healthcare.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 55
- DEF
- 12
- Power
- 67
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 4,900
Power 67 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 10 % of WikiCards cards.
Medical algorithm quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Medical algorithm card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
A medical ______ is also a type of medical algorithm.
Answer
prescription. A medical prescription is also a type of medical algorithm. From the Medical algorithm article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Wastewater. Wastewater 31,000 · Currency-counting machine 11,000 · Medical algorithm 4,900 · Geosynthetic clay liner 3,200 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Medical algorithms include decision tree approaches to healthcare treatment and also less clear-cut tools aimed at reducing or defining uncertainty.
- A medical prescription is also a type of medical algorithm.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Medical algorithm article was read about 4,900 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 55 and blocks with 12: each hit it takes is cut by 5 %.
How to get Medical algorithm
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Medical algorithm (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
