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Clinical Management
Use Helix to record your patients' medical details and consultations.
Obstetrics
Record obstetrics information on the Obstetrics panel.
Record Past Pregnancies
Add any previous pregnancies not already recorded in Helix.

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.
- 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.
  - Record a New Pregnancy
    Add a new pregnancy to the patient record.
  - Record Obstetric Visits
    Add observations for an obstetric visit to the patient's record.
  - Record End of Pregnancy
    Record the end of a pregnancy, its outcome, and the details of any live births.
  - Record Past Pregnancies
    Add any previous pregnancies not already recorded in Helix.
- 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.

Record Past Pregnancies

Add any previous pregnancies not already recorded in Helix.

Procedure

From the Patient Search or Patient Queue, select the Consult panel.
In the Consult panel, locate and click Obstetrics.

Tip: Click More to reveal the Obstetrics button if it is hidden.
In the Obstetrics panel, click Past Pregnancy.
If the patient has no obstetric information recorded, enter the overall history at the top of the panel. This includes Gravida, Para, Misc, TOP, and Blood Group.
Enter the following details about the past pregnancy:
- Finish Date - finish date of the pregnancy.
- Gestation (weeks) - weeks of gestation at the end of the pregnancy.
- Outcome - the outcome of the pregnancy.
- Episiotomy/tear - if the baby was a vaginal delivery, the episiotomy degree.
- Notes - any notes about the outcome.
- Baby 1 Name - baby’s name.
  Tip: For multiple births, click Add for each child and record their details.
- Birth Weight (g) - baby’s weight at birth.
- Gender - record the birth sex of the child.
- Feeding - if Breast is selected, a Breastfeeding flag is added to the Medical Precautions panel.
Click Save.

Results

The pregnancy is saved to the patient's record.