Cough
& Cold Prescriber
®
Help
on how to use this software:
Introduction:
This
program is made for the professional use and it is presumed that the use is
familiar with the fundamental principles of homeopathic medicine, the philosophy,
materia medica and the concept of the repertory. This program should be considered
as a helping tool in the practice and not as a substitute for the medical literature
in general and the homeopathic training in particular.
About
the structure of Cough & Cold module:
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The
Respira-Tree:
It
will be of interest to note that this program is not a complete symptomatic
conglomeration but a Clinical Module which
Has
been derived on the basis of Dr. Rajesh Shah’s method of acute prescribing.
The Respira-Tree, as it is called indicates a tree of case-taking
and case study. The structure of the Respira-Tree consists of the individual
the branches (alphabetically) such as: Cough, Cold-Coryza (under Nose),
Sore throat (under Throat), Expectoration.
The
symptoms such as cold, coryza, sneezing, nasal discharge, etc. should
be seen under Nose. The symptoms of the throat and that of the larynx
under Throat and Larynx, respectively. Voice, Diagnosis
and Fever are given separately to remind the prescriber to consider
the symptoms in these areas, whenever available.
Besides
the symptoms pertaining to cough and cold, there are vital sections involving
the symptoms of Generality and the Concomitants.
The
symptoms under both the heading are chosen selectively from vast experience.
The General symptoms are those affecting the human system at a whole of
the physical level. The concomitants are those, which are co-existent
symptoms but not directly, connected with the chief symptoms. The section
on Diagnosis is a clinical and a valuable aspect of this module.
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The
Symptom Branches:
Every
main section in the Respira-Tree opens up to show further symptoms and
sub-symptoms. They are also called as the rubrics and the subrubrics.
When you click on the main symptoms (say Nose) or on the
plus sign it will open up into further branches and sub-branches.
If you cannot read the complete symptoms which may not fit in the display
window, simply touching your mouse cursor on the said symptom will allow
you to view the full symptom easily. However, you can always view the
complete symptom in the text box, under the tool-bar.
To
close any symptom branch, you may simply click on the tiny box with the
minus sign. If you have opened many symptoms and sub-symptoms,
at any given point you may refresh the tree by clicking Refresh
command situated on the left bottom of the screen.
It
is also possible for you to scroll the main symptom display box from side
to side and above downwards, as per your requirement.
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How
to View the drugs and Select the Symptom:
Whenever
you single click on any symptom in the symptom branch, the whole symptom
is displayed at the top while all the drugs for that symptom are displayed in
the Drug List, upper box on the right side of the screen. The drugs
are displayed in simple blue
font(1) which
shows the strength of the symptom as one,
green italic font(2), showing
the strength two,
in red bold(3),
showing the strength three and one in the red bold
and underlined,
shows the highest of four strength.
For
selecting the symptom for your case study, you may either double click on the
symptom or may double click on the Drug-List window or may click the enter key.
Once you select the symptom, the symptom will be shown in the right lower window
as under:
Once
you select several symptoms and in case you decide to un-select one of them,
you may do so by clicking on Delete Symptom. In case you want to delete
all the symptoms at once or want to start all over again, you may click on Clear
All button. If you have selected many symptoms, which may not be seen in
the Selected symptom box, you may scroll the box vertically.
How
to check the Result:
Once
you have selected all the necessary symptoms from the Respira-Tree, you would
like to check the analysis and the Repertorialy result. Click on the Result
button to go to the result page:
While
evaluating the analytical result, it is possible for you to go back to the front
page where you have selected the symptoms from. This also gives you an option
to re-view the result with some changes in the selection of the symptoms, if
called for.
Coming
back to the result page, please have a look at the Strength Vs Occurrence
button, which gives you an option to review the repertorial result in the light
of maximum symptom strength and maximum number of symptoms covered by the remedy,
as well as viewing the drugs in alphabetical order.
How
to Save the case:
When
you decide to save the case for record, click the Save button on the
result page. It will give you two options of saving the case as from your existing
patients’ list. Of course, when you select the name of the patient from
your existing list, it will not over write the details but will make a new entry
by that name with current date and time. Another option is that you save the
patient as a New Case, by writing only the first name of the patient.
How
to Print the case:
The
result of the case may be printed after selecting the desired patient’s
case from the saved cases, by using the Retrieve Old Patient by clicking
the Patient in the top tool bar. Alternatively, you may print the by
clicking the Print button or Print icon in the toolbar.
How
to Retrieve old case details?
Click
on the Patient in the tool bar at the top, and the Retrieve Old Patient
to search for the patient’s case you want to print or re-view. It is possible
to make a search for those cases where you have saved the case details, by the
first name, Last name or the reference number. The reference number is automatically
generated. Once you decide on the case you may either double click or may click
on Recall Symptoms. It is also possible for you to print the case from
this point.
How
to read the Materia Medica:
The
materia medica on the basis of the repertory could be accessed by clicking on
to the Materia Medica button or the icon in the Tool bar. Once the material
medica window opens, you may select the drug for study and may either double
click on the drug selected or may click on the button Symptoms to view
the result. Some of the important remedies have specially written drug-note
displayed on the right box. It is possible for the user to convert the materia
medica strength wise, by clicking the appropriate strength as shown on the page.
It may be noted that the materia medica notes are written on the basis of clinical
practice.
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Cough
Sounds:
There
are some important cough sounds incorporated in this program which may
be played by clicking on the Sound icon.
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Glossary:
The
glossary consists of some common terms explained.
Other
information:
The
program has some more information on:
- On-line Consultation
- Homeopathy
Information Cell
- Homeopathy
websites
- Cough and
cold Articles
- Clinical Course
and Postgraduate Training Course worldwide
- Professional
Helpline on the internet
For
more information, help and support, please contact: cough@classicalhomoeopathy.com
A
final note:
This
software is a clinic-based module. No claim is made for perfection. A module
of this nature can never be complete in the real sense. This program will always
have a scope for improvement and growth.