{"id":"life-hc-cholesterol-compare-last-year","audience":"healthcare","category":"everyday-life","track":"life","technique":"format","title":"Compare this year's cholesterol results with last year's","free":false,"task":"Your annual cholesterol results are in, and you want to see what changed before your appointment. Get exactly 4 numbered lines, one per test, each like \"1. LDL: 128 last year, 141 now, up 13\", using the lab's corrected HDL value. Then one line starting \"Ask Dr. Reyes:\" with 2 questions. Don't say what the numbers mean for your health and suggest no diet or medicine changes. Under 90 words, plain text. Write a prompt that gets you exactly that.","materialLabel":"Your results and notes (attached to your prompt automatically)","material":"HARBORVIEW LAB - LIPID PANEL (fictional)\nPatient: Luis Romero | Ordering: Dr. A. Reyes\nCollected: 11/02/2026 (fasting)\n\nTEST                RESULT   REFERENCE        LAST YEAR (11/2025)\nTotal cholesterol   212      < 200 mg/dL      198\nLDL                 141      < 100 mg/dL      128\nHDL                 38       > 40 mg/dL       44\nTriglycerides       165      < 150 mg/dL      130\n\nLAB CORRECTION (11/04/2026): The HDL result reported on 11/02 was entered in error. The corrected HDL result is 46 mg/dL. All other results are unchanged.\n\nMY NOTES\n- Appointment with Dr. Reyes on 11/19.\n- Brother says these numbers mean I'll need statins for sure.\n- I started working nights in March.\n- I'd like to know if I should retest.","rules":[{"type":"numberedItems","count":4},{"type":"maxWords","max":90},{"type":"plainText"}],"mistakes":[{"title":"Missing the lab correction","why":"The AI uses HDL 38 and reports it went down.","fix":"Add: \"Use the lab's corrected HDL, 46.\"","checks":["r0"]},{"title":"Not fixing the line shape","why":"The AI writes a paragraph per test with reference ranges and meanings.","fix":"Show it: \"Format each like: 1. LDL: 128 last year, 141 now, up 13\".","checks":["r1","numberedItems"]},{"title":"Letting the AI interpret","why":"The AI echoes your brother about statins or gives diet tips, which is your doctor's call.","fix":"Add: \"Don't say what the numbers mean. No diet or medicine suggestions.\"","checks":["r2"]},{"title":"Trusting the AI to count words","why":"AI is bad at counting. Ask for \"under 90 words\" and it often lands well over.","fix":"Cap each part: \"each test line under 12 words.\"","checks":["maxWords"]},{"title":"Leaving the format to the AI","why":"The AI adds a title, bold labels and sub-bullets, which turns a quick note into a page.","fix":"Add: \"Plain text, no bold, no headings, no intro.\"","checks":["plainText"]}],"promptHints":[{"label":"Uses the correction","patterns":["correct","\\b46\\b","hdl"]},{"label":"Compares with last year","patterns":["last year","change","up|down"]},{"label":"Rules out interpretation","patterns":["don'?t (say|interpret|explain)","no (diet|medic|treatment|advice)","mean"]},{"label":"Asks for doctor questions","patterns":["ask dr","questions?","reyes"]},{"label":"Sets a word limit","patterns":["\\d+\\s*words","word (limit|count)"]}],"hint":"Tell the AI exactly what to compare and what to leave to your doctor. Show it one line so every test comes out the same way.","rubricLabels":["Uses the corrected HDL of 46 (up 2 from 44), not 38","Each line gives last year, now, and the change: total cholesterol 198 to 212 (up 14), LDL 128 to 141 (up 13), HDL 44 to 46 (up 2), triglycerides 130 to 165 (up 35)","Ends with a line starting \"Ask Dr. Reyes:\" with 2 questions, and doesn't say what the results mean for his health or suggest statins, diet or any treatment"]}