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Clinical Management
Use Helix to record your patients' medical details and consultations.
History & Examinations
Record details of a patient's clinical history in the History section. Record details of today's examination of a patient in the Examination section.
Examinations
Record the findings of a single consultation in the Examination section of the Consult Notes.
Examination Categories
Record examination information in the relevant category.

Clinical Management
Use Helix to record your patients' medical details and consultations.
- Health Summary
  Information entered by a practitioner during a consult is added to a patient's Health Summary.
- Consultations
  Record details of a clinical consultation in the Consult panel of the patient's record.
- Patient Timeline
  A summary of the patient's clinical history is displayed in the Patient Timeline.
- Medications
  Helix uses the MDref medications database provided by AusDI.
- Immunisations
  Before you administer an immunisation to a patient, check the immunisations that have already been administered on the AIR and the immunisations due.
- Allergies
  A patient's drug allergies can be added to their record.
- Chronic Disease Management
  Use the Chronic Disease Management (CDM) feature to specify care plans, cycle of care for asthma or diabetes, and GP Mental Health Treatment Plans.
- History & Examinations
  Record details of a patient's clinical history in the History section. Record details of today's examination of a patient in the Examination section.
  - Examinations
    Record the findings of a single consultation in the Examination section of the Consult Notes.
    - Add Examination Details
      Add examination information to a consult.
    - Examination Categories
      Record examination information in the relevant category.
  - History
    Record a patient's clinical history in the History section of the Consult Notes.
- Measurements and Assessments
  Record metabolic, pathology and ECG measurements and other assessments in the patient's record as required.
- Recalls
  A Recall is a type of flag recorded against a patient's record that informs practitioners and practice staff of when the patient is due to return to the practice.
- Nursing Requests
  During a consult, add a request for a nurse to complete a nursing action.
- Obstetrics
  Record obstetrics information on the Obstetrics panel.
- Investigations
  Investigations can be requested by a practitioner from within a patient's clinical record.
- Tasks
  The tasks module allows users to send messages (tasks) to other users throughout the medical centre.
- My Health Record
  Securely upload a patient's health data to their My Health Record.

Examination Categories

Record examination information in the relevant category.

Table 1. Examination categories
Category	Description
General	Record general information from your examination, such as the patient's colour, hydration, and other information.
CVS	Record cardiovascular system information from your examination.
Respiratory	Record respiratory information.
Abdomen	Record abdominal tenderness and PR exam information. Annotate a drawing if required.
CNS	Record Central Nervous System information.
GU	Record Genitourinary urinalysis results, loin tenderness and, in male patients, information related to male reproductive organs.
Musculo-Skeletal	Record musculo-skeletal injury, joint problems, and so on.
Endocrine	Rrcord endocrine information, incuding thyroid information.
Lymphatic	Record lymphatic enlargement. Annotate a drawing if required.
Skin	Classify and record lesions. Annotate a drawing if required.
ENT	Record ear, nose and throat abnormalities.
Eye	Record visual acuity. Annotate a drawing if required.
Gynae	For female patients only, record gynaecological information related to female reproductive organs.
Breast	For female patients only, record breast lumps and other information and annotate a drawing if required.
Drawing	Free drawing area where you can illustrate problems further.