Evidence in Lymph

A citation is an invitation to inspect—not a seal of truth.

Lymph keeps source identity close to the claims it supports, while making the limits of citation and retrieval explicit.

Source layers

Different questions call for different evidence.

Lymph can examine several configured source classes. Availability and relevance vary by topic, specialty, and jurisdiction.

Guidelines

Configured clinical guidelines and protocol documents relevant to the question.

Medical literature

Research papers and indexed scholarly metadata used to examine current findings.

Textbooks

Medical reference material for established context and detailed background.

Web evidence

Relevant web sources, clearly distinguished from formal literature and guidelines.

Three questions to ask of every cited answer.

  1. 1

    Is a source actually present?

    A named reference is more inspectable than an unattributed assertion, but presence alone is not enough.

  2. 2

    Does it support this claim?

    Open the source and verify that the cited material matches the statement, population, and context.

  3. 3

    Is it the right evidence?

    Consider quality, recency, applicability, conflicts, and whether stronger evidence exists.

Inside the interface

Follow the trail from synthesis to source.

Answers can expose inline markers, reference cards, source metadata, and page-level evidence where the underlying material supports it.

Inline claim marker Named reference and metadata Supporting passage or page location

Illustrative reference

Clinical guideline · 2026 update

Recommendation context and applicability must be checked in the original document.

Source typeGuideline
Evidence locationSection and page, when available

Important limitation

Retrieval can miss evidence. Models can misread it.

Absence from a Lymph answer does not establish absence from the medical literature. Critical decisions require independent source review and appropriate specialist judgment.

For healthcare professionals

Inspect the sources, not only the prose.

Open Lymph to see how the evidence trail is presented.