1. • If any family history items have been recorded for this patient, they are listed first, in alphabetical order. Indicators , , and identify positive, negative, and unknown items for corresponding family members.

   • The bottom of the grid lists common family history items (based either on your custom list if you’ve created one or on the LMR Enterprise list). Note that unless an indicator (, , or ) displays for the item, it is not currently recorded for the patient.

Note: To create a default Family History grid customized for your practice, use the Custom Family History module from the Custom menu. See Creating a Custom Family History Grid for details.

The LMR displays a pop-up box to look up additional family history problems. Type three or more characters and click Lookup to display matching entries. Click any matching entry to add it to the grid for this patient. Next, click the ... link for the column for the associated family member or members with this condition. You can also add Age of Onset, Cause of Death, and Comments, and indicate if this was the cause of death. Then, click OK (ALT+O) to return to the grid.

Note:

• Adding additional family history problems in this way adds the item to the grid for this patient only. To add family history items to the grid for all of your patients, use the Custom Family Hx option. See Creating a Custom Family History for details.

• Can’t find the problem you’re looking for? Click here.

  If you don’t find the family history problem you want to add, try entering a different search string (more, fewer, or different letters). Although the LMR allows you to enter uncoded problems by clicking Take as typed, doing so should be avoided.  Uncoded entries do not make full use of LMR’s features and capabilities. Use the Feedback option from the Resources menu to report problems that are missing from the LMR dictionary.

The LMR displays the Add Relatives screen. Find the relative type you want to add and type the number of relatives of this type you’d like to add. For example, if the grid currently contains two brothers and you want to add two more, type “2” in the Add field. Then, click OK (ALT+O) to return to the grid.

The LMR displays a pop-up box to look up additional family history problems. Type three or more characters and click Lookup to display matching entries. Click any matching entry to add it to the grid for this patient.

Note: Adding additional family history problems in this way add the item to the grid for this patient only. To add the family history item to the grid for all of your patients, use the Custom Family Hx option. See Creating a Custom Family History for details.