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Chief Complaint Options

The chief complaint options for the side, location, and symptom define the concatenation rules for the chief complaint in run time on the dynamic HPI template.

Chief Complaint

The options are as follows:

OptionsIndication DetailsIllustration
SideThe selection indicators are as follows:
  • right and left selections - indicates the laterality selection
  • choose section - indicates the choice in a side section selection
  • N/A - indicates that the side is not applicable for the chief complaint
  • clear this option - indicates to clear the selection in order to start again or not enter data in this field
LocationThe selection indicators are as follows:
  • use reason - indicates the reason selected in the Reason field
  • choose section - indicates the choice in a location section selection
  • N/A - indicates that the location is not applicable for the chief complaint
  • clear this option - indicates to clear the selection in order to start again or not enter data in this field
SymptomThe selection indicators are as follows:
  • use reason - indicates the reason selected in the Reason field
  • choose section - indicates the section name selected from the Sections grid
  • N/A - indicates that the symptom is not applicable for the chief complaint
  • clear this option - indicates to clear the selection in order to start again or not enter data in this field