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l’hc objcctivc of this rcscnrch is to dcmonstratc a methodology for the design and use of a physiological model in a computer program tli,rt suggests medicA decisions. ‘l‘h~ phy~i~~l~~gic~\l model is based 011 first principles and facts of physiology and anatomy, and it includes inf’crcncc rules for analysis of ca~nl relations bctwccn physiological cvcnts. ‘Ille model is used to :!n.?ly/c physiological bchnvior, identify the cffcct!, of ~rbnonn~~litics, suggest appropriate thcr,lpics, and predict tit re4llts of thcr~py. This methodology integrates heuristic knowlctlge traditionally used in 31 tificial intclligcncc programs with mnrhcm~~ticnl knowlcclge traditionally used in In,~tlrcmaticnl modeling programs. In rcc:,ignition of it\ origins in artilicial intclligcncc and rnathcmatical Inoclcling. the svstcm is named Al/MM. This nnncr hricfly introcluccs the Yknowlcdre rcprcscntation and cxamslcs ;f ;he system ininlysis of behavior in the do&n of renal physiology.