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Socratic clinical reasoning

Learn clinical reasoning by being asked the right questions.

An AI attending walks you through real published cases the Socratic way — it never just gives you the answer. You investigate, it probes your thinking, and the case unfolds as you do.

Cases adapted from open-access literature · reviewed by physicians · an educational tool, not medical advice.

Case 7 · ImmunologyLive case
Attending
A 22-year-old has had four sinus infections and two pneumonias this year. What would you ask for first — and why?
You
The pattern points to encapsulated organisms, so I'm thinking of a humoral defect. I'd check immunoglobulin levels.
Attending
Good instinct. Her younger brother has a similar history.🔓 Unlocked — IgG 210 mg/dL (low), IgA undetectable

How it works

The case unfolds as you reason.

  1. 01

    Pick a case

    Real, de-identified cases adapted from the published clinical literature — across immunology, allergy, and beyond. You get the briefing the clinician first saw, nothing more.

  2. 02

    Reason out loud

    A Socratic attending asks questions instead of handing you answers. History, examination findings, and investigations unlock as you think to ask for them — just like real workup.

  3. 03

    Get a debrief

    When you close the case, a structured assessment scores your reasoning across dimensions, reveals the resolution, and shows the concepts you missed.

Pitched to your level

One case, calibrated to you.

You choose your level, and the attending calibrates how much it scaffolds and how hard it pushes.

Students

Heavily scaffolded — terms defined as they come up, one focused question at a time.

Residents

Structured reasoning expected, basics assumed; pushed on the diagnostic thread.

Fellows

Terse and demanding — edge cases, ambiguity, and the limits of the evidence.

Ready to think one through?

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