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CompleteDynamics
PractitionerEdition
forWindows
Version21.9
CompleteDynamics 1
AboutthismanualIsthistherightmanualforyou?
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Wehavedifferentmanualsfordifferentprogramconfigurations.
Programedition:Browser,Practitioner,orMaster.Computertype:AppleOS-X,Windows,iPad,iPhone,Android.Variousinternationallanguages.
Therightmanualisadaptedexactlytoyoursituation.Ifyouthinkyouarenotreadingtheperfectmanual,pleasegotoourwebsitewww.completedynamics.com,sectionDocumentation,anddownloadyourmanualthere.
CompleteDynamics 2
WelcomeWelcometoCompleteDynamics-PractitionerEdition.
TheCompleteDynamicssoftwareprogramoffersyoutheultimateexperienceincomputerbasedreadingandstudyingoftheCompleteRepertory.Amongsthomeopathicprofessionals,theCompleteRepertoryisrenownedworldwideforitscompleteness,accuracyandcoverageoforiginalsources.
ThesoftwareisavailableforApplemacOS®,MicrosoftWindows®,Linux®,AppleiOS®,Android®.
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Thesepagesaremeanttohelpyoufindyourwayaroundtheprogram.WesuggestyoustartwiththesectionGettingstarted,whichwillgiveyouanoverviewofthepossibilities.
WesincerelyhopethatCompleteDynamicswillenrichyourhomeopathiclife,whetheryouareaprofessionalpractitioner,student,teacherorresearcher.
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CompleteDynamics 3
GettingstartedIntuitivedesign
CompleteDynamicsisdesignedtobeusedintuitively,bythosewhohaveaprofessionalbackgroundinhomeopathy.Somefeaturesoftheprogramcanbeusedmuchmoreeffectivelyifyoulearnafewtricks.ThisisparticularytrueforusingtheJumptofield,andtheFindfield.Justreadthehelpsectionsonthosesubjectstolearnabouttheirpowerfulpossibilities.It'sworthafewminutesofyourtime...
Usingthemouse
Yourcomputermouseortrackpadcanbeusedtoquicklyachievecommontasksorcallupinformation.Whenthemousecursorchangesitsshapeintoasmallhand ,clickingwillperformsomeactionontheitemthecursorison.Forexample:clickingonareferencewillinstantlyjumptotherubricreferredto.Insomesituations,doubleclickingcanbeusedtoobtaindetailedinformationabouttheitemclickedon.Forexample:doubleclickingonaremedyabbreviationinthebookwillbringupadialogwithdetailedinformation.Thescrollwheelisusedtoquicklymovebetweentherubricsofthebook.Ifyourmouseortrackpadsupportshorizontalscrolling,thisfeatureisusedforquicklyflippingthroughthebookpages.
Usingthekeyboard
Thekeyboardcanbeusedtoquicklyaccessmostcommonfeatures,highlyreducingtheneedtoswitchbetweenusingmouseandkeyboard.Youcanusethekeyboardtoquicklynavigatethroughthebook,oraccessmenuoptionsviakeyboardshortcuts.Ifyouopenthemenu,youwillseethekeyboardshortcutsdisplayedalongsidethemenuoptions.Foranoverviewofthekeyboardshortcuts,seeKeyboardshortcuts.
Popupmenus
Inmanysituations,popupmenusprovidequickaccesstofunctions.Justright-clickandthemenuopens(Mac:ctrl-Click).Example:
Multipleselection
Inmanysituationsyoumaywanttoperformacertaintaskonseveralitemsatthesametime,insteadofonlytheoneitemthatyouselected.Inthesecases,youcanfirstselectmultipleitems,thenperformthetaskonallselected.
Howtoselectmultipleitems
TheexamplesbelowshowmultipleselectionofrubricsintheAnalysismodule.Atotherplaces,theprinciplesarethesame.
Toselectasingleline,justclickonitwiththemouse:
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Toselectarangeoflines,clickonthefirstline,holdtheshiftkeyandclickonthelastline:
Tochangetheselectionofasingleline,holdthecontrolkeyandclickontheline.Youcanalsochangetheselectionofasinglelinebyclickingattheleftofthetext.(IntheBookandFindmodules,youcanclicktotheleftoftherubriclabel)
Toselectalllines,holdboththecontrolkeyandshiftkeyandclickonaline.
Actionsthatworkonmultipleselecteditems
Bookmodule
IntheBookmodule,youcanselectmultiplerubrics.Somefunctionsworkonmultiplerubrics,othersonlyonasinglerubric.
Thesearethefunctionsthatworkonmultiplerubrics:
Addrubricstotheanalysis.(MenuoptionCase/Addrubric,alt-R,popupmenuoptionAddrubrictoanalysis).Addrubricstoagivensymptomintheanalysis.(MenuoptionCase/Addrubricto.../Newsymptom...,popupmenuoptionAddrubricto.../Newsymptom...).Copyrubriclabelstotheclipboard.(MenuoptionBook/Copy/Copyrubriclabel,popupmenuoptionCopy/Copyrubriclabel).Copyrubriclabels,withtheirremedies,totheclipboard.(MenuoptionBook/Copy/Copyrubricandremedies,popupmenuoptionCopy/Copyrubricandremedies).
Allotherfunctionsworkonasinglerubric.Incaseyouhaveselectedmultiplerubrics,therubricusedisthelastoneyouclickedon.
Findmodule
IntheFindmodule,thefunctionsonmultiplerubricsarethesameasintheBookmodule.
Casemodule
IntheCasemodule,thesearethefunctionsthatworkwithmultipleselection:
Deletemultipleanalyses.(MenuoptionCase/Deleteanalysis,popupmenuoptionDeleteanalysis).Movemultipleanalysestoanothercase.(MenuoptionCase/Moveanalysistocase...,popupmenuoptionMoveanalysistocase...).
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Deletemultipleprescriptions.(MenuoptionCase/Deleteprescription,popupmenuoptionDeleteprescription).
Analysismodule
IntheAnalysismodule,thesearethefunctionsthatworkwithmultipleselection:
Deletemultiplerubricsorsymptoms.(MenuoptionCase/Deleteselected,popupmenuoptionDeleteselected).Assignaweightfactor.(MenuoptionCase/Weight/Weightx2,toolbarbutton ,popupmenuoptionWeight/Weightx2).Etcetera.Assignasymptomclassificationclass.(MenuoptionCase/Symptomclassification/Psora,toolbarbutton ,popupmenuoptionSymptomclassification/Psora).Etcetera.Allthegroupingfunctions.Thefunctionstocopyrubriclabels,withorwithoutremedies.Copyingselectedrubrics,inordertopastethemintoanotheranalysis.(MenuoptionAnalysis/Copyselectedlines,ctrl-C,popupmenuoptionMore/Copyselectedlines,menuoptionAnalysis/Pastecopiedlines,ctrl-V,popupmenuoptionMore/Pastecopiedlines).Movingselectedrubricsupordowntoanothersymptom.(MenuoptionNavigate/Moveup,toolbarbutton ,popupmenuoptionMore/Moveup,menuoptionNavigate/Movedown,toolbarbutton ,popupmenuoptionMore/Movedown).Selectingmultiplerubricshighlightstheremediesoftheserubricsintheanalysisresultsarea.Selectingmultipleremediesintheanalysisresultareahighlightstherubricsinwhichtheseremediesoccur.
MMmodule
IntheRepertorysectionoftheMMmodule,thefunctionsonmultiplerubricsarethesameasintheBookmodule.
Indextabs
ThemainmodulesofCompleteDynamicsareaccessiblethroughsocalledindextabs.Youactivatethemodulebyclickingonthetab,selectingitfromthemenu(Viewoption),orwithakeyboardshortcut.InthePractitionereditiontheseareIndex,Book,Find,Case,AnalysisandMateriaMedica.
TheIndexmoduleprovidesquickaccesstothebook'schapters,usingbothatextualandagraphicalrepresentation.SeehelpsectionIndexmodulefordetails.TheBookmoduleshowstherepertory.Youcanreaditlikeaprintedbook,butalsoviewitinamorecondensedform.SeehelpsectionBookmodulefordetails.TheFindmoduleofferspowerfulfunctionalityforfindingrubricsandremediesinthebook.SeehelpsectionFindmodulefordetails.TheCasemoduleletsyoucreateandorganizeyourpatients'casefiles.SeehelpsectionCasemodulefordetails.TheAnalysismoduleisusedforanalysisofyourcases.SeehelpsectionAnalysismodulefordetails.TheMateriaMedicamodulegivesinformationaboutremedies.SeehelpsectionMateriaMedicamodulefordetails.
Buttonbar
Atthetopofthescreen,abuttonbarprovidesquickaccesstocommonlyusedfunctions.
Clickonabuttontoactivatethefunction,movethemouseoverittogetashortdescriptionofwhatitdoes.
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LicenseHowtobuyalicense
Tobuyoneofourcommerciallicenses,youcangodirectlytoourwebshopviathemenuoptions:-Menu/Help/BuylicensetobuyalicenseforthePractionerEdition.-Menu/Help/BuyextralanguagetobuyatranslatedversionoftheCompleteRepertory.
PaymentscanbemadesecurelyandeasywithPayPal,usingyoucreditcardorviabanktransfers(optionsvarypercountry).Afterordering,youlicenseinformationandyourinvoicewillbesenttoyoubyemail.
Licensesandpricing
CommerciallicensesofCompleteDynamicscanbepurchasedonasubscriptionbasis.Youcansubscribeforashortperiod,likeamonth,orforlongerperiods.Thelongertheperiodyoupurchase,themoreattractivethepriceis.
Yoursubscriptionincludes:
UnlimiteduseofCompleteDynamicsonasinglecomputer.Youuseacomputerathomeaswellasatyourpractice,oryouhaveanextralaptop?Noproblem,it'sincludedintheprice.(seesectionAdditionallicensesbelow).Freeupgradesofthesoftware.Wecontinuouslyaddnewfeatures.Noextracosts,it'sincludedintheprice.FreeupgradesoftheCompleteRepertory.WheneveranewreleaseofCompleteRepertoryisavailable,youarethefirsttogetitwithnoadditionalcosts.Freetechnicalsupport.Webelievethatsoftwareshouldbewithoutproblems.Thismeansthatourtechnicalsupportisbeyondwhatyouhaveexperiencedwithothercompanies.Welistentoyouandreallysolveyourproblems.Innotime,atnocosts.Notehoweverthatoursupportdoesnotincludesupportforyouroperatingsystem,likeWindows.Wesupportoursoftware,butletMicrosoftsupportitsown.Sorryaboutthat.
WhatEditiondoIneed?
ItdependsonyourneedswhetheryouneedthefreeBrowserEdition,orthepaidPractitionerEditionorMasterEdition.
Browser Practitioner MasterIndex Indexmodule,foreasyinteractiveselections.Book ReadingoftheentireCompleteRepertory.Switchlanguage Onelanguagecanbeshownatatime,butyoucanswitch
betweenlanguages.Multiplelanguages Twolanguagescanbeshownatthesametime.Find Findingtextandremediesintherepertory.Case CaseManagement,prescriptions,printing.Analysis Analysis("repertorization")functionality.MateriaMedica MateriaMedicamodule.RepertoryEditor Makeyourownadditionstotherepertory.Repertoryselection Defineyourownrepertoryfilters,likeselectingyourprefered
authors.Repertoryindex Fasterfindingofrubrics,withaspecialrepertoryindex.Graphicalrepertory Agraphicalrepresentationoftherelationsbetweenrepertory
rubrics.Remedysuggestor Suggestadditionalremediesforsmallrubrics,basedonremedies
forrelatedsymptoms.Highlightfinds HighlightthefindresultsinRepertoryorMateriaMedica.FindinMateriaMedica SearchingintheMateriaMedicabooks.Synonyms Findingwithwordsynonyms.Analysisformulas Defineyourownformulasforananalysis.Analysisfilters Advancedfilteringofanalysisresults.MateriaMedicaEditor EdityourownMateriaMedica.Kingdomanalysis AnalysisbasedonKingdomsandFamilies.DifferentialDiagnosis Apowerfulmoduletohelpyoudifferentiateremedies.Advancedfeatures Manyotheroptionsforthemoreexperiencedanddemanding
professional.
Prices
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Additionallicenses
YouareentitledtouseCompleteDynamicsonmorethatonecomputerthatyouown.Afterpurchasingalicense,wecansendyouadditionallicensesforyourothercomputer(s).ForthisweneedtheLicenseNumbersofyourothercomputer(s).YoucanfindtheLicenseNumberintheMenu/Help/Userandlicensedialogontheothercomputer(s).JustsendustheextraLicenseNumber(s)andwewillsendyoutheadditionallicenseinformationbyemail.Youcancontactusviathemenu,withMenu/Help/GeneralFeedback.
Certainrestrictionsapply.Youareentitledtouseyourlicenseon:-acomputerinyourpractice,-acomputerathome,-alaptop.Ifyoursituationisdifferent,contactusandwewillprovideyouwithasolution.Yourlicenseispersonal,andcanonlybeusedbyyourself,yourpersonnel,orfamilymembersworkingforyou.
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IndexmoduleOpeningtheIndexmodule
GototheIndexmodulebyclickingontheIndextab.(MenuoptionView/Index,ctrl-I).
UsingtheIndexmodule
Theindexmoduleprovidesquickaccesstotherepertory'scontents.Itisdividedintothreeareas:-theleftsideisanindexoftherepertorychapters,-themiddlepartisagraphicalindex,-therightsideisaquickindexofcommonlyusedrubrics.
Movethemouseoverthetextorimages.Whereaselectioncanbemade,thecursorchangesintoahand .Justclickonanitemtoperformtheaction.
Usingmultiplerepertories
Incaseyouhavealicenseforadditionalrepertories,theindexintotherepertoychapterswillalsoshowthenameoftherepertory.
CompleteRepertory(...)
Whenyouclickonthenameoftherepertory,itwillselectthenextrepertoryandshowyouitschapters.Italsohasapopupmenu,inwhichyourcanselectoneoftheavailablerepertories.
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BookmoduleOpeningtheBookmodule
GototheBookmodulebyclickingontheBooktab.(MenuoptionView/Book,ctrl-B).Inthefollowingexample,thebookisopenedattherubricMind;Appetite,withdimished.
Thebooklayoutautomaticallyisautomaticallyadjustedwhenyouresizethewindow.Whenyoumakethewindowlarger,thebookwillbedisplayedinanestheticdoublepagelayout:
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RemediesandReferences
Arubricshowsitstext,followedbyRemediesandReferences.
Remediescanbeshownin4gradations.Thegradationsaredistinguishedbyshowingthemindifferentsylesandcolors.
Inthisexample,theseare:-4:CHAM,LYC,NUX-V.-3:ABIES-N,ACON,AM-C,ANAC,ANDROC,AUR...-2:Alco,Bung-f,Dulc,Nit-ac,Sil,Staph.-1:acon-f,agath-a,agki-p,aloe,am-m...
Referencestootherrubricsfollowthelistofremedies.Inthisexample,thereare9references.Simpleclickonthereferencetojumptotherubricreferredto.
FullorCompactview
Hidingremediesandreferences
Incompactview,onlyrubricsareshown,withthenumberofremediestheycontain,hidingtheremediestooptimallyusetheavailablescreenspace.(MenuoptionView/Remedies/Showremedies,toolbarbutton ).Usethespacebartotogglebetweenfullviewandcompactview.
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Whenyoupressthespacebartwice,thereferenceswillalsobehidden,showingonlytherubricnames.Tohideorshowallremediesandreferences,doubleclickonanywhitespaceofthepage.Youcanalsodoubleclickonarubriclabel.
Hidingsubrubrics
Itisalsopossibletohideallsubrubrics,thusshowingonlythetoplevelrubricsoftherepertory.(MenuoptionBook/Mainrubricsonly,popupmenuoptionMainrubricsonly).Thisoptionisextremelyusefulforpeoplewhowanttolearnthestructureoftherepertory.
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Youcaneasilygobacktoshowingallrubrics.(MenuoptionBook/Mainrubricsonly,popupmenuoptionMainrubricsonly).Youcanalsoswitchbacktothenormalrepertoryviewbyclickingonarubric.
Remedysortingorder
Thedefaultorderinwhichremediesareprinted,isalphabetical.Youcanshowtheremediesinorderofrelevance.(MenuoptionView/Remedies/Sortonimportance,popupmenuoptionRemedies/Sortonimportance).(shift+spacebar).
Alphabeticalsortingorder Sortedaccordingtoimportance
Extrainformation
Hoveringthemouseoveranytextinthebookcandisplayadditionalinformationaboutthattext,whereappropriate.Thisinformationisshowninthemessageareaatthelowerleftbottomofthewindow.Intheexampleabove,movingthemousewillrevealthefollowinginformation:
MouseoverrubrictextABUSIVEThisrubricoriginatesfromthreeoriginalsources:-Kent'sRepertory,page1-Barthel&Klunker'sSyntheticRepertory,volume1,page7-Künzli'sRepertoriumGenerale,page1.
MouseoverremedyabbreviationLYCRemedycodelycstandsforLycopodiumclavatum.AuthorsthatareusedassourcesareBönninghausen,Gallavardin,JahrandKnerr.Doubleclickontheremedytoobtaindetailedinformationinaseparatewindow.
MouseoverreferenceContemptousTherubricrefferedtoisMind;Contemptous.
Limitingtheinformationshown
Inadditiontoswitchingbetweenfullandcompactview,itispossibletolimitthenumberofremediesshown.Thisisdonebypressingthekeyboardkeys1,2,3,or4.Thiswilllimittheshownremediestoonlythosethathaveatleastthegivengradation1,2,3,or4.(MenuoptionView/Remedies/Allgrades,toolbarbutton ,menuoptionView/Remedies/Grade2+,toolbarbutton ,menuoptionView/Remedies/Grade3+,toolbarbutton ,menuoptionView/Remedies/Grade4,toolbarbutton ,popupmenuoptionRemedies/Allgrades,popupmenuoptionRemedies/Grade2+,popupmenuoptionRemedies/Grade3+,popupmenuoptionRemedies/Grade4).Example,againwithrubricMind;Abusive:
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Presskeyboardkey4.Onlygrade4remedies.
Presskeyboardkey3.Grade3and4.Presskeyboardkey2.Grade2,3and4.Presskeyboardkey1.Allremediesareshown.
Textsize
Textcanbemadesmallerorlarger.(MenuoptionView/Smallertext,toolbarbutton ,menuoptionView/Standardtextsize,toolbarbutton ,menuoptionView/Largertext,toolbarbutton ,popupmenuoptionSmallertext,popupmenuoptionStandardtextsize,popupmenuoptionLargertext).
Button ActionMaketextsmaller.Originaltextsize.Maketextlarger.
Navigation,keyboardandmouseusage
Navigatingthroughthebookcanbedonewiththekeyboard,mouse,buttonbar,ormenu(Menu/Navigatemenu).Mousescrollingisdonewiththesmallwheelonthemouse,orwiththetrackpadbuiltintolaptops.Somemicehaveascrollwheelthatcanonlyscrollupanddown,modernmicecanoftenalsoscrollleftandright.Left/rightscrollingcanbedisabledviathePreferencessettingsinthemenu,ifconsideredinconvenient.
ButtonKeyboardMouse Action↑ Scrollup Previousrubric.↓ Scroll
downNextrubric.
Shift-↑ Shift-Scrollup
Previousmainrubric.
Shift-↓ Shift-Scrolldown
Nextmainrubric.
Alt-↑ Alt-Scrollup
Previousrubricatsamelevel.
Alt-↓ Alt-Scrolldown
Nextrubricatsamelevel.
←PageUp
Scrollleft Previouspage.
→PageDown
Scrollright
Nextpage.
Shift-← Shift-Scrollleft
Previouschapter.
Shift-→ Shift-Scrollright
Nextchapter.
Alt-← Jumpbackinhistory.Usethisafterfollowingareferencetoanotherrubric,togobacktowhereyoucamefrom.
Alt-→ Jumpforwardinhistory.Usedincombinationwiththepreviousoption.Thesetwoworklikethekeyscommonlyusedinwebbrowsers,togobackwardsandforwardsbetweenwebpages.
Shift-ctrl-(key)
Quickopeningofachapter:M-MindG-Generatitiesetc.,seemenubarshortcutsformorekeys(Bookmenu).
Copyingarubrictotheclipboard
Sometimesitisusefultocopyarubrictotheclipboardandpasteitintoanotherapplication,likeawordprocessor.(PopupmenuoptionCopy/Copyrubriclabel,popupmenuoptionCopy/Copyrubricandremedies).
YoucancopythenameofarubrictotheclipboardwithCmd-C(Control-C).IfyoupressCmd-Ctwice(withinasecond),therubricnameiscopied,togetherwithallremediesintherubric.
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Languageselection
Dependingontheprogrameditionandlicense,severallanguageoptionsforCompleteRepertorymightbeavailable.Availablelanguageoptionscanbeselectedfromthemenuorviathebuttonbar.(MenuoptionBook/Language/BookEnglish,popupmenuoptionLanguage/BookEnglish).(Flagbutton, )
InthePractitioneredition,asecondlanguagecanbeselected(optionsdependonyourlicense)toshowtherubrictextinanotherlanguage.ForexampleFrench:(MenuoptionBook/Language/BookextraFrench,popupmenuoptionLanguage/BookextraFrench).
Favoriterubrics
Youmightconsidersomerubricsimportant,andothersnotsoimportant.ThisisespeciallytruewhenyouusetheFindmoduletolookforrubrics.Toputextraemphasisontherubricsthatareimportanttoyou,youcanmarkthemasbeingafavorite.
Tomarkarubricasafavorite,clickontherubricandthenmarkit.(MenuoptionBook/Rubricisafavorite,popupmenuoptionRubricisafavorite).
Anyrubricthatismarkedasafavorite,willbedrawnunderlined.
Onceyouhavemarkedanyrubricsasbeingfavorite,anextrafieldwillappearintheFindmodule,allowingyoutorestrictasearchtoonlyyourfavoriterubrics.
Remedyfilter
Itispossibletorestricttheremediesshown.Anoptionisavailableinthetoolbar,bywhichyoucanselectagroupofremedies.
Anumberoffrequentlyusedgroupsarepredefined(minerals,plants,animals,nosodes).Tochooseanothergroup,simplyselectoptionOther...andadialogwillappearinwhichyoucanselectoneofthegroupsintheKingdoms&Familiessection.
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Usethefilteroptiontoquicklyfindtherightremedygroup:
Bookmodulestandardrepertoryfilters
Normally,theBookmoduleshowsthecompletecontentsoftheCompleteRepertory.
Afewstandardfiltersareavailable.Youcanselectthemviathemenubar,orviathepopupmenusontheedgesofthepage.(MenuoptionBook/Bookselection/Complete,popupmenuoptionBookselection/Complete).
Complete Showtheentirerepertory,withoutfiltering.
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Classic Showonlyrubricsandremediesfromclassicauthors.Thislimitstherepertorytorubricsthatoccurinthemainclassicrepertories,andremediesfrombooksbefore1930.
Reliableauthors Showonlyauthorsthatareconsideredtobethemostreliable,accordingtoGeorgeVithoulkas.Kentrubrics RepertoryislimitedtorubricsderivedfromKent'srepertory.RubricsfromAllen'sTherapeuticPocketBook
RepertoryislimitedtorubricsderivedfromAllen'sTherapeuticPocketBook.
UserdefinablerepertoryfilterscanbecreatedintheMasteredition.
Ifafilterisselected,itsnameisshownintheheaderoftherepertorybooklayout.Thiswayyoucaneasilyseewhichrepertoryoptionyouareusing.
Note:TherepertoryfiltersareappliedonlytothecontentsoftheCompleteRepertory.Incaseyourlicensesupportstheuseofadditionalrepertories,orincaseyouhavecreatedextrarepertorymaterialyourself,thefiltersdonotapplytothatmaterial.
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FindmoduleOpeningtheFindmodule
GototheFindmodulebyclickingontheFindtab.(MenuoptionView/Find,ctrl-S).
Findfields
Attheleftsideofthescreenyoucanfillinwhatyouwanttofind.(AnalternativewaytoenterwhatyouwanttofindisbyusingthepowerfulFindfieldatthebottomofthewindow,seethesectionFindfieldfordetailsonusingthissinglefieldforpowerfulsearches.)
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Text Entertextfragmentstolookfor:xyz Anywordstartingwithxyz.=xyz Wordmustbeexactlyxyz.*xyz Wordcontainsxyzanywhereinitstext."abcxyz" Textcombinationabcfollowedbyxyzabc+def BothtextsabcANDdefmustoccur.abc+def Sameasabove,spacesareoptional.abcdef Sameasabove,ANDisthedefault.
(A+isautomaticallyinsertedbeforedef.)-abc TextabcmustNOTbepresentinthetext.
Thiscanbecombinedwith=,*and""asshownabove.Examples:-=morning-*ation-"frombed"
abc/def EitherabcORdefmustoccur(spacesareoptional).
Combinationsofthesearepossible.Examples:four/eightpm (fourOReight),ANDpm.pmfour/eight Sameasabove,theorderisnotimportant."risingfrombed"morning Thesequencerisingfrombed,ANDmorning.fear/anxietycrowd/people(fearORanxiety)AND(crowdORpeople).
(A+isautomaticallyinsertedbeforecrowd)
Remedies Entertheabbreviationsofremediestolookfor.Pressingthe button,locatedneartherightsideofthefield,willpopupasearchwindowallowingyoutointeractivelyselectaremedy,incaseyoudonotknowtheabbreviationbyheart.sep Remedysepsep. Sameasabove,thedotnotationcanbeused,butisnotneededhere(itisneededin
theFindfield).-sep RemedysepmustNOTbepresentintherubric.sep/nat-m EitherremedysepORnat-msepnat-m Sameasabove,ORisthedefault.
(A/isautomaticallyinsertedbeforenat-m)sep/staph+nat-m/mag-m (sepORstaph)AND(nat-mORmag-m)sep.staph.+nat-m.mag-m.
Sameasabove.(A/isautomaticallyinsertedbeforestaphandbeforemag-m)
Min.grade
Entertheminimumgradationforremedies(1to4).
Min.rubricsize
Entertheminimumnumberofremediesinarubric.
Max.rubricsize
Enterthemaximumnumberofremediesinarubric.
CompleteSymptoms
Restrictsearchtocompletesymptoms.AcompletesymtomisasymptomthatconsistsofaLocation,aSensation,andModalitiesorConcomitants.ThisoptionisusedexclusivelywhensearchingintheCompleteRepertory.Otherrepertoriesgenerallydonotcontainthisinformation.
Repertory Thisoptionisonlyshownincaseyourlicensesupportstheuseofmultiplerepertories.ItallowsyoutosearchexclusivelyintherepertorythatiscurrentlyopenedintheBookmodule,orinallavailablerepertories.
Chapters Pressingthe button,locatedneartherightsideofthefield,willpopupawindowallowingyoutointeractivelyselectchapters.
Rubrictypes
Pressingthe button,locatedneartherightsideofthefield,willpopupawindowallowingyoutointeractivelyselectrubrictypes,likeTimes,Sides,Locationetc..Incaseyourlicensesupportstheuseofadditionalrepertories,pleasenotethatadditionalrepertorieshaveoftennottaggedtherubricsasTimes,Sides,Locationetc.Anyselectionyoumakehere,canonlybeappliedtorepertoriesthathavebeenproperlypreparedforthis,liketheCompleteRepertory.
Searchingwillstartautomaticallyafterenteringyoursearchcriteria,thereisnoneedtopressanybutton.
NotethatfortextthedefaultformultiplefragmentsisAND,butforremediesitisOR.
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Thereasonforthisisthatwhenenteringmultipletextfragmentsyoumostlikelyintendtorestrictthesearchresult,whereasformultipleremediesyoumightwanttododifferentialdiagnosis.
Findresults
Theresultsofafindrequestareshownontherightsideofthewindow.Thelevelofdetaildependsonwhathasbeensearchedfor.Ifremediesweresearchedfor,theselectedremediesareincludedinthefindresult.Ifonlytextwassearchedfor,noremediesareshown.Inshort,thefindresultfocusesonwhatyouaskedfor,notthedetailsthatarenotaskedfor.
ThefindresultareahasmanysimilaritieswiththeBookmodule.Navigationisdonewiththesamekeyboard,mouse,buttonbar,ormenufeatures.Also,thelayoutisautomaticallyadjustedtothesizeofthewindow.
Tip:switchbetweenshowingremediesorhidingthem,bypressingspace,justlikeintheBookmodule.IntheFindmodule,showingremediesisrestrictedtothesomewhatsmallerrubrics.Rubricswithmanyremediesshowonlythenumberofremedies.
InadditiontothenavigationoptionsintheBookmodule,thefindresultofferstheoptionofjumpingstraighttoarubricinthebook,bysimplydoubleclickingonarubricwiththemouse.
Moreexamples
Thereisaone-to-onerelationshipbetweenenteringsearchcriteriainthefieldsmentionedabove,andusingtheFindfieldatthebottomofthewindow.MoreexamplesofusingthefindmodulearegiveninthesectiononFindfield.
DifferentialDiagnosisinFindmodule
IntheFindmodule,DifferentialDiagnosisshowsalistofrelevantremediesforallrubricsthatarefound,similartoananalysis.(MenuoptionView/Remedies/ShowDDremedies,toolbarbutton ,popupmenuoptionRemedies/ShowDDremedies).
Inthisexample,afterlookingforduringconvulsions:
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CasemoduleOpeningtheCasemodule
GototheCasemodulebyclickingontheCasetab.(MenuoptionView/Case,ctrl-D).
TheCasemoduleenablesyoutocreateandorganizeyourpatient'scasefiles,registerprescriptionsthatyouhavemade,andcreateandorganizeanalyses.
WorkingwiththeCasemoduleislikeworkingwithrealcasefiles.Casesareorganizedintogroups,likeyouwouldorganizeyourcasefilesindifferentfilecabinetsordrawersinreallife.Youfirstselectthegrouporgroupsyouwanttoworkin.Casesintheselectedgroupsareshowninalist,withonlyasummaryofthepatientinformation:Nameandyearofbirth.ThecasescanbefilteredbyenteringoneormorepartsofthepatientnameintheFilterfieldbelowthelist.Onceacasehasbeenselectedinthelist,thecasefileisshownontherightsideofthescreen.Thenextstepwouldbetoopenthecasefile,butwewillfirstgointoafewdetailsaboutthispartofcasemanagement.
Selectinggroupsandcreatingyourowngroups
Youcanseetheselectorofgroupsasakindofdrawercabinet.
Inthispicture,thePatientsdrawerhasbeenopened.
Thestandardgroupsare:Patients AllcasefilesthataremarkedasPatientinthecasedescription(more
infobelow)andofwhichyouaretheauthor.Colleagues AllcasefilesthataremarkedasPatientinthecasedescriptionandof
whichsomeoneelseistheauthor.Study AllcasefilesthataremarkedasStudy.Thesearecasesthatarenot
directlyrelatedtoanyofyourpatients,butforyourpersonalstudyonly.
Seminars AllcasefilesthataremarkedasSeminar.Youcreatecasesinthisgroupforanycasesthatoccurinseminarsandtrainings.
Other Allcasesthatdonotfallintoanyothergroup.Archived Allcasesthatyouhavearchived.
Archivedcasesnolongerappearinanyoftheothergroups.
Youcanopenoneormoredrawersatthesametime.Justclickonadrawertoopenitortocloseit.Doubleclickingononeofthe
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drawerswillopenitandcloseallothersatthesametime.
Twodrawersareopened.
Thelistwithcaseswillshowallcasesthataremarkedas'Study'oras'Seminars'.
Ofcoursethesegroupsdonotmatchyourpersonalwishes.Creatingnewdrawerswithyourowngroupsiseasy.Wheneditingthecaseinformation,youcanspecifywhichgroupsthecaseshouldbein.Youcanusethethreestandardgroups'Patient',Study'and'Seminar',butyoucanalsotypeyourowngroupnames.Newdrawerswillbeaddedtothelistautomatically:
ThedrawersFamily,TeachingandWorkgroupareaddedtothelistautomaticallybecauseinsomeofthecasesthesegroupnameswereusedinthecaseinformation.
Selectingtherightcasefile
Allcasesthatmatchtheselectedgrouporgroupsareshowninthelist.IfyoufillinsometextintheFilterfield,thelistisrestrictedtothosecasesthatmatchthefiltertext.Anexampleofusingthefilter:
Thefilterhassomeverypowerfuloptionstoselecttherightcase.ItusesthesamefilteringcriteriaastheFindfieldusesfortextandremedies.IntheCasemodule,textisthenameasshowninthelist,andremediesareanyremediesthathavebeenprescribedtothepatient(orhaveNOTbeenprescribed).Pleaserefertosection'Find'fieldfordetails.
Example:TolookforapatientnamedJohnorJoseph,whohasbeenprescribednux-v,butneversulph,justtype:john/josephnux-v.-sulph.
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(Notethedotbehindtheremedynames!).
Casefilesummary
Whenyouhaveselectedacasefile,partofthecaseinformationisdrawnattherightside.Theinformationincludes:-Nameoftheauthorofthecase.-Patientinformation(name,address,birthdate).-Aphoto(ifpresent).-Listofmostrecentprescriptions.
Example:
Creatingacasefile
YoucancreateanewcasefilebyclickingtheNewbutton.(MenuoptionCase/Newcase,alt-N).Thiswillbringupadialogwhereyoucanenterpatientinformation,aswellascasebackgroundinformation.
Editingcasedata
InthePatientsection,youcanfillinallpersonalinformationyouwanttostoreaboutthepatient.PressthePhotobuttontoselectanimagefilewithaphoto(gif,jpegorpngformat).Thephotoisautomaticallyresized.RemoveanexistingphotowiththeClearbutton.Ifthepatient'sbirthyear,monthordayarenotknown,simplyfillin0.Incasetheexactbirthdayisnotknown,butthepatientonlyprovidesthecurrentage,youcanentertheageinthefieldBirthyear.
Ifyoufillinthepatient'semailaddress,youcaneasilysendanemail.(MenuoptionCase/Emailpatient).
IntheCasesection,youcanentersomebackgroundinformationaboutthecase,thatisnotrelatedtothepatientitself.IntheAuthorinfogroup,youcanenterthenameofthepersonthatcreatedthiscase.Inmostcasesthisisyou,soyourinformationisalreadyfilledinautomatically(orpresstheMebuttonifyoureceivedthecasefromsomeoneelse,andwanttotakeitover).TheauthorinfoisusedtoplacepatientcasesundereitherthePatientorColleaguesgroupselection.IntheCasegroupsgroup,youcanselectoneofthestandardgroups,and/orfillinyourowngroupnamesseparatedbyspacesorsemicolons.TheCasebackgroundgroupisusefulifthiscaseoriginatesfromaseminar,magazineetc,andyouwanttorememberwherethecasecomesfrom.
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Openingacase
Youcanopenanexistingcasefilebyselectingitinthelist,andthenclickingtheOpenbutton.(MenuoptionCase/Opencase,alt-O).Youcanalsodoubleclickontheentryinthelist.Whenyoucreateanewcase,itisthenautomaticallyopened.
Afteropeningacasefile,itshowscontentsthatyouwouldnormallyexpectinsideareallifecasefiletoo:-apieceofpaperwithpatientinformation,-aformwithprescriptions,-aformwithanoverviewofallanalysesinthecasefile,-asheetofpaperforeveryanalysis,-asheetofpaperwithcasebackgroundinformation.
Example:
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Tocloseanopencase,clickonthesmallarrow intheupperleftcorner.(MenuoptionCase/Closecase,alt-C,popupmenuoptionClosecase).
Managingprescriptions
Toaddanewprescription,doubleclickontheemptylineatthetopoftheprescriptions.(MenuoptionCase/Addprescription,alt-X,popupmenuoptionAddprescription).Anewdialogwillappear,whereyoucanentersomeinformationabouttheprescription:
Ifthemonthordayarenotknown,simplyfillin0.Deleteaprescriptionbyselectingitinthelist,thenDeleteprescription.(MenuoptionCase/Deleteprescription,popupmenuoptionDeleteprescription).Editaprescriptionbydoubleclickingontheentryinthelist.(MenuoptionCase/Editprescription,popupmenuoptionEditprescription).
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Managinganalyses
Youcanaddanewanalysiswithamenuoption,ordoubleclickontheemptylineatthetopoftheanalysisindex.(MenuoptionCase/Addanalysis,alt-A,popupmenuoptionAddanalysis).Anewdialogwillappear,whereyoucanentersomeinformationabouttheanalysis:
Ifthemonthordayarenotknown,simplyfillin0.
Deleteananalysisbyselectingitinthelist,thenDeleteanalysis.(MenuoptionCase/Deleteanalysis,popupmenuoptionDeleteanalysis).Editananalysisbydoubleclickingontheentryinthelist.(MenuoptionCase/Editanalysis,popupmenuoptionEditanalysis).Ifyouwanttocopyananalysis,asthebasisforanewanalysis,useDuplicateanalysis.(MenuoptionCase/Duplicateanalysis,alt-D,popupmenuoptionDuplicateanalysis).Tomoveananalysistoanothercase,usemenuoptionMoveanalysistocase.(MenuoptionCase/Moveanalysistocase...,popupmenuoptionMoveanalysistocase...).
Ifyouclickononeoftheanalysesinthelist,thisanalysisbecomestheonethatisusedbytheAnalysismodule(seesectionAnalysis).
Printing
Youcanprintyourcase,orpartsofit.(MenuoptionCase/Print,ctrl-P,popupmenuoptionPrint).
Adialogallowsyoutoselectwhatyouwanttoprint:
Casecover Ifyoucheckthisoption,thefirstpageoftheprintwillcontainpatientinformation,aswellasanoverviewofprescriptions.
Currentanalysis Selectthisoptionifyouonlywanttoprintthecurrentlyselectedanalysis,withthesettingsastheyareusedintheAnalysismodule.
Allanalyses Selectthisoptionstoprintallanalyses.Noanalyses Selectthisoptionifyoudonotwanttoprintanyoftheanalyses(justthecasecover).
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Analysisdetails Ifyoucheckthisoption,theinformationyouenteredforeachanalysiswillbeprinted(diagnosis,notes).Rubricsandremedies Ifyoucheckthisoption,everyanalysisprintwillcontainanoverviewofallremediesinrubricsthatareusedin
theanalysis.Pleasenotethatduetocopyrightrestrictions,atmost20rubricswillbeprintedwithalltheirremedies.Ifyouprintmorethan20rubrics,therubricswiththemostremedieswillnotlisttheirremedies.
Color Printincolor.Ifnotchecked,printingisoptimizedforblackandwhiteprinters.Printtoprinter Selectthisoptiontoprintdirectlytotheprinter.WritetoPDFfile SelectthisoptiontowritetoaPDFfile.Clipboard Selectthisoptiontomakeapictureoftheanalysisinthecomputerclipboard,whichyoucanincludeinanother
application.Picturefile Selectthisoptiontowriteapictureoftheanalysistoafile.
Passwordprotection
Yourpatientinformationcanbeprotectedagainstunwantedaccessbyothers,whileyouareawayfromyourcomputer.
Forthis,youcansetapassword.(MenuoptionCase/Casedatabase/Changepassword).
Ifapasswordhasbeenset,anewbutton willappearintheCasemodule.Whenyoupressthatbutton,thecasemodulewillimmediatelybelocked,andthepasswordmustbeenteredtoopenit.
Itisalsopossibletoautomaticallylockthecaseinformation,afteryouhavenotusedtheprogramforsometime.Thetimebeforeautomaticlockingcanbeconfiguredbyyou,inthePreferencessettings.(MenuoptionGeneral/Preferences).Ifyousetthetimeto0minutes,noautomaticlockingwillbedone.
Beverycarefulwhensettingapassword.Besidesyou,nobodyelseknowsyourpassword.Ifyouforgetyourpassword,itislikelosingthekeystoyourhouse;nomoreaccess.
Archivinganddeleting
Archivingcases
Ifyounolongerwantacasetobeshowninthelistofyourcases,youcanarchiveit.(MenuoptionCase/Archivecase).Afterarchivingacase,itwillappearinthegroupArchived.
Whileitisarchived,youcanstillopenthecase.Ifyoumakeanychangestothecase,itisautomaticallyremovedfromthe Archivedgroupandputbackwithyourotheractivecases.
Youcanarchivemultipleoldercases.(MenuoptionCase/Archiveoldcases,popupmenuoptionArchiveoldcases).Inthedialogthatopens,youcanspecifyanumberofmonths.Alistshowsallthecasesthathavenotbeenmodifiedforthegivennumberofmonths.Nextyoucanarchiveallthecasesthatareselectedinthelist.
Deletingacasefile
Ifyounolongerwanttokeepacasefile,youcandeleteit.(MenuoptionCase/Deletecase).Acasecanonlybedeletedafterithasbeenarchived.
Itisalsopossibletohaveolderarchivedcasesbedeletedautomatically.ThereisanoptionforthatinthePreferencessettings.Bydefault,archivedcasesarenotautomaticallydeleted.
Automaticbackups
Ifyouunintentionallydeletedacasefile,youcanrestoreitfromabackup.(MenuoptionCase/Casedatabase/Recovercasefrombackup).
Backupsaremadeautomatically.
Everyday,forthelastmonth.Everymonth,forthelastyear.Afteroneyear,abackupisremovedpermanently.Notethatbackupsarestoredlocallyonyourcomputer.
Casesharing
Sharingyoucaseswithcolleagues
Itmanysituations,youmaywanttogiveoneofyourcasesand/oranalysestoacolleague,afellowstudent,ateacher,ormaybepublishitonanInternetforum.CompleteDynamicsoffersyouthepossibilitytoexportacase,fulloronlypartial,toafile.Thisfilecanthenbegiventoyourcolleague,andbeimportedonhis/hercomputer.YourcolleaguedoesnotneedaPractitionerEditionlicenseforthis,withthefreeBrowserEditionthefilecanalsobeimportedandlookedat.
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Casesharingcanalsobedoneanonymously,thusensuringthepersonalprivacyofyourpatientandyou.Howexportingandimportingisdone,isdescribedbelow.Firstwe'lllookatanotherimportantfeatureofCasesharing.
Synchronizingyourcasesbetweenmultiplecomputers
Whenyouusemorethanonecomputerforyourpractice,youmaywanttokeepyourcaseinformationsynchronizedbetweenthem.Thisway,youwillalwayshaveup-to-datecaseinformationwhereveryouwork.WithCasesharing,yougettwopowerfuloptionstotakecasesfromonecomputertoanother.
Theeasiestwayistoexportafullcopyofyourcasedatabaseononecomputer,andimportitontheothercomputer.Thisreplacesallcaseinformationstoredontheothercomputer.Thisoptioncanalsobeusedtoregularlycreateabackupofyourcasedatabase.
Themoreadvancedwayistoexportonlythecasesthataremodifiedononecomputer,andimportthemonthesecond.Inthissituation,onlythemodifiedinformationiscopiedandmergedintothedatabaseonthesecondcomputer.Thispowerfulsynchronizationmechanismevenworkswhenacasehasbeenmodifiedonbothcomputers!
Exportingasinglecase
Toexportasinglecase,opentheCasemoduleandselectthecasethatyouwanttoexport.Then,useoptionExportcurrentcase...(MenuoptionCase/Sharing/Exportcurrentcase...,alt-Y,popupmenuoptionSharing/Exportcurrentcase...).Adialogopens,allowingyoutoselectwhichpartsofthecaseyouwanttoexport:
Authorinformation Ifyouuncheckthisoption,yournameisnotincludedintheexport.Patientinformation Ifyouuncheckthisoption,thepatientismadeanonymous.Onlythepatient'sgenderandyearofbirthareused.
Ifthisoptionischecked,allthepatient'spersonalinformationisincludedintheexport.Casenotes Withthisoptionchecked,yourcasebackgroundinformationisincludedintheexport.(Casebackground,notes,
andgroups).Prescriptions Withthisoptionchecked,theprescriptionsyouhavemadeareincludeintheexport.Analyses Foreveryanalysisinthecase,youcandecidewhetheryouwanttoexportitornot.Clickonalinetotogglethe
selectionon/off.ThebuttonsAllandNonecanbeusedtoselectallornoneoftheanalyses,foreasierselection.Password Ifyouenteravaluehere,theexportfileisprotectedbyapassword.Inordertobeabletoimportit,someonehasto
knowthepassword.Werecommendtouseapasswordforanyinformationthatyoushare,exceptforanonymouscasesthatyouwanttopublishforeverybodyontheInternet.
Whenyouareready,presstheOKbutton,andyouwillbeaskedforafilenameandlocationofyourchoice.Adefaultfilenameisalreadyfilledin,butyoucanchooseanynameyouwant.
Exportingasingleanalysis
Toexportasingleanalysis,openthecasethatcontainstheanalysis,andselecttheanalysisyouwanttoexport.Then,usemenuoptionExportcurrentanalysis...(MenuoptionCase/Sharing/Exportcurrentanalysis...,popupmenuoptionSharing/Exportcurrentanalysis...).Adialogopens,allowingyoutoselectwhichpartsofthecaseyouwanttoexporttogetherwiththeanalysis:
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Forthemeaningofthefields,seetheinformationabove.
Exportingmultiplecases
Youcanexportmultiplecasesintoasinglefile.(MenuoptionCase/Sharing/Exportmultiplecases...,popupmenuoptionSharing/Exportmultiplecases...).
Inthelistwithcases,selecttheonesyouwanttoexportbyclickingonthem.
Youcanselectarangeofcasesbydraggingthemouseovertheentries.
Importingacaseoranalysis
Whensomeoneelsehasgivenyouacaseoranalysisexportfile,youcaneasilyimportitwithmenuoptionImport.(MenuoptionCase/Sharing/Import...,alt-I,popupmenuoptionSharing/Import...).
Youareaskedforthefileyouwanttoimport.Afterselectingthefile,itisimportedintoyoucasedatabase.Incasethefileispasswordprotected,youareaskedforthepasswordfirst.
YoucanfindtheimportedcaseundergroupColleaguesiftheauthornamewasinthefile,otherwiseyouwillfinditundergroupOther.Afteropeningthecase,youcaneasilychangethecaseinformationyourself,ormoveananalysistooneofyourothercases.(MenuoptionCase/Moveanalysistocase...).
Exportingyourentirecasedatabase
Whenyouexportyourentirecasedatabase,itcanonlybeimportedonacomputerthathasalicensethatisregisteredunderyourname.
Toexportyourentirecasedatabase,usemenuoptionExportcompleteCaseDatabase...(MenuoptionCase/Sharing/ExportcompleteCaseDatabase...,popupmenuoptionSharing/ExportcompleteCaseDatabase...).Adialogopens,allowingyoutoprovideapasswordtoprotectthisfile(highlyrecommended).
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AfterpressingtheOKbutton,youwillbeaskedforafilenameandlocation.Takethefiletoanothercomputer,andtheredoImport.(MenuoptionCase/Sharing/Import...,alt-I).
Exportingmodifiedcases
Exportingmodifiedcasesisthemostflexiblewaytosynchronizecaseinformationbetweenmultiplecomputers.
Toexportmodifications,usemenuoptionExportmodifiedcases.(MenuoptionCase/Sharing/Exportmodifiedcases...,popupmenuoptionSharing/Exportmodifiedcases...).Adialogopens,allowingtotospecifywhatneedstobesynchronized:
Bydefault,thedateofthelastsynchronizationisfilledin.Incaseyouwanttosynchronizeallmodificationafteranotherdateandtime,justchangethevalue.Togetanoverviewofwhichcaseswillbeincludedintheexport,presstheDetails...buttontogetalistofthecasesandtheirlastmodificationtimes.
Importingmodifiedcases
Themodifiedcasescanbeimportedonanothercomputer.(MenuoptionCase/Sharing/Import...,alt-I,popupmenuoptionSharing/Import...).Afterselectingthefile,adialogopensshowinginformationofthesynchronizationactionsthatareneeded:
Theimportantparthereistheleftmostcolumn.Thiscolumncanhavefourdifferentvalues:
New Thecaseisnotpresentinthelocaldatabase.Itwillbenewlycreated.Replace Thecaseisnotmodifiedinthelocaldatabase,buttheversionintheexportfileisnewer.Itwillbeoverwrittenwiththenew
information.
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Merge Thecasehasbeenmodifiedonbothcomputers.Theinformationintheexportfilesismergedintotheinformationinthelocaldatabase.Noexistinginformationisoverwritten,butnewinformationiscopiedin.
Ignore Thiscaseappearsnottobemodifiedonanyofbothcomputers.Nothingisdone.
Youcanmodifytheactionforanyofthecasesinthelist.Selectanumberofcasesbyclickingonthem,andthenpressanyofthebuttonsIgnore,New,Replace,orMerge.PressingbuttonResetwillrestoreallactionstotheiroriginalsetting.Anymodifiedsettingsarehighlightedwithacolor,toindicatetheirvalueisdifferentfromtheoriginalsetting:
WhenanactionisexplicitlysettoNew,thecasewillbecopiedasanewcase,evenifasimilarcaseisalreadypresentinthelocaldatabase.Youcandothiswhenyouareindoubt,aftertheimportyouwillthenseetwocaseswiththesamenamethatyoucanverifyyourself.Normally,thisisnevernecessary,theoptionMergewillnotthrowawayanyinformation.
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AnalysismoduleQuickStart
Fortheimpatientamongyou...
WestronglyadviceyoutoreadtheHelpsectionsonanalysis,becausealittlebackgroundinformationwillmakeyourworkmuchmoreefficient.Ifyouwanttoreaditlaterandjustgetstartedrightaway,thissummaryshouldgetyoustartedinjustaminute.
StartwithaCaseornot?
Inmanycasesananalysisismadebecauseitisrelatedtoapatientandyoumaywanttokeepitforlaterreference.Inthissituation,itisadvisabletofirstcreateacase,oropenanexistingcase,becauseyouranalysisisthenstoredintherightplace.Onceacaseisopened,anewanalysiscanbeaddedtoiteasily.Fordetailedinformationonhowtoorganizeyourcasesandanalyses,pleasereadsectionCasemodule.
Ifyoujustwanttodoaquickanalysis,withoutthecontextofarealcase,justdon'topenorcreateacase,andadefaultcasewillautomaticallybecreated(namedUnnamedcase)andtheanalyisstoredinthere.Theanalysiscanbefoundinthatcaselabeledwithtoday'sdate.
Addingrubrics
Addingarubrictoyouranalysisiseasy.FirstselecttherubricintheBookmodule.Arubricisselectedwhenitismarkedwithabrightyellowcolor.ThenpresstheEnterkey.(MenuoptionCase/Addrubric,alt-R).Tofindtherightrubric,theFindmodulecanhelpyou.
Summary
Menuoption Action(MenuoptionCase/Newcase,alt-N). Createanewcase,withoutanyanalysis.(MenuoptionCase/Addanalysis,alt-A). Addananalysistotheopencase.(MenuoptionCase/Addsymptom,alt-S). Addasymptomtotheanalysis.(MenuoptionCase/Addrubric,alt-R). Addarepertoryrubrictotheanalysis.
DothisfromtheBookorFindmodule,afterselectingarubric.
CreatinganAnalysis
OpeningtheAnalysismodule
GototheAnalysismodulebyclickingontheAnalysistab.(MenuoptionView/Analysis,ctrl-R).Assumingyouhavealreadyopenedacaseandselectedananalysis,thescreenwilllooksomethinglikethis:
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Thewindowisdividedintotwosections:-thesymptomsandrubricsusedforthisanalysis,-theanalysisresults.We'lldiscussthemindetail,startingwiththefirst.
Notethattheexamplesusedherearepartofthedemocasesthatcanbefoundinthe'Other'groupofyourCasemodule.Youcanplayfreelywiththeseexamples.EverytimeyoustartCompleteDynamics,theoriginaldemocasesareputbackinthe'Other'group.
SymptomsversusRubrics
Afterhavingcollectedyourpatient'sinformation,thetraditionalapproachistolookforrubricsintherepertorythatmatchthepatient'ssituation.Thebigdisadvantageofthisapproachis,thatforsomeofthepatient'ssymptomsasinglerepertoryrubricisneeded,whileforothersymptomsseveralrubricscanbefoundthattogetherexpressthecomplaint.Whenevermultiplerubricsareusedtoexpressasinglesymptom,theremediesthatmatchthatsymptomareautomaticallycountedmorestrongly,sothesymptomwillgetanexaggeratedvaluecomparedtoothersymptoms.Also,thepatientdoesnotexpresshissymptomsintermsofrepertorylanguage.Acollectionofrepertoryrubricsistherefornotarealrepresentationofthepatient'scomplaints,especiallyifnorubricscanbefoundthatexpressthepatient'ssymptoms100%literate.
CompleteDynamicssolvestheseproblemsbymakingadistinctionbetweenSymptomsandRubrics.Firstthepatient'ssymptoms,asanalysed,canbeentered.Secondly,repertoryrubricscanbeboundtotheseSymptoms.TheAnalysismodulecanautomaticallycompensatetheanalysisresultsforthefactthatsomeSymptomsareexpressedwithfewrubrics,whereasotherSymptomsareexpressedwithalargenumberofrubrics.Soyouarefreetochoosehowmanyrubricsyouneedtoadequatelyexpressthepatient'ssymptomsintorepertoryrubrics,withoutdisbalancingyouranalysisresults!
SymptomsarethelanguageofthePatient-RubricsarethelanguageoftheRepertory.
TherearemoreadvantagestousingSymptoms.Sincesymptomsarethelanguageofthepatient,itiseasytoassignarankingofimportancetoaSymptom,withouthavingtoexplicitlymanipulatetherankingofindiviualrubrics(wecalltheseSymptomWeightandRubricWeight,theyareexplainedelsewhere).Therearemoreadvantages,butyou'llseethoseforyourself.
Ofcourseforaquickandsimpleanalysis,creatingSymptomscausessomeoverheadthatyoumightnotwant.Inthiscase,justdon'tcreateSymptoms.AllRubricsarethenautomaticallyplacedundera'genericsymptom',invisibletoyou.
Anexample.BelowtwoscreenshotsfromtheDemocaseAndrew,onewithoutandonewiththeuseofSymptoms:
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ThevariantwithSymptomsismuchmoreclear!
CreatingSymptomsandaddingRubrics
WithaCaseopenedandananalysisselected,anewSymptomcanbeaddedtoanAnalysis.(MenuoptionCase/Addsymptom,alt-S,popupmenuoptionAddsymptom).TodeleteaSymptom(andalltheRubricsboundtoit),selectitinthelisteitherwiththemouseorkeyboard,thenpresstheDeletekey.(MenuoptionCase/Deleteselected,popupmenuoptionDeleteselected).YoucanedittheSymptomdetailsbydoubleclickingonit.(MenuoptionCase/Editsymptom,popupmenuoptionEditsymptom).
ArubricisalwaysaddedfromtheBookorFindmodule.(MenuoptionCase/Addrubric,alt-R,popupmenuoptionAddrubrictoanalysis).Selectarubric,andpressEnter.(MenuoptionCase/Addrubric,alt-R).TheRubricisthenaddedtotheSymptomthathasbeenselectedasthe'current'SymptomintheSymptomlist.YoucanseewhichSymptomthisisinthetoolbaratthetopofthescreen:
Fromthetoolbar,youcaneasilyselectanotherSymptom,toaddtherubricto.IfnoSymptomsaredefined,youwillseethetext'Genericsymptoms'.DeletingaRubricfromtheanalysisisdonebyselectingitinthelist,thenpresstheDeletekey.(MenuoptionCase/Deleteselected).
OrganizingSymptomsandRubrics
ItispossibletochangetheorderiswhichSymptomsareorganized.WhenaSymptomisselected,itcanbemoved.(MenuoptionNavigate/Moveup,toolbarbutton ,menuoptionNavigate/Movedown,toolbarbutton ).Symptomscanbesortedautomaticallywithafewmenuoptionsinthepopupmenu:
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ARubriccanbemovedtothenextorpreviousSymptomwiththesamemenuoptionsandtoolbarbuttons.WithinaSymptom,RubricsarealwayssortedaccordingtotheirorderintheBook.
Results
Theanalysisresult
OncetheSymptomsandRubricshavebeenaddedtotheAnalysis,itistimetolookattheresults.Theseresultsareshownontherighthandsideofthewindow.
Therearebasicallytwowaysofviewingtheanalysisresult:-anoverviewofmultipleresults,baseduponthesameanalysis.-adetailedoverviewofasingleanalysisresult.
Viewingmultipleanalysisresults
Theoverviewofmultipleresultscanbeselected.(MenuoptionAnalysis/Simplelist,toolbarbutton ).Itwilllooklikethis:
Thestandardanalysismethods
Thestandardresultsinthispicturemeanthefollowing:
Standard Thisisthestandardanalysisresult,baseduponcarefullyselectedparameters.Smallremedies Isthisresult,smallerremediesaregivenmoreimportancethanlargerremedies(polychrests).This
compensatesfortheunequaloccurrenceofremediesthroughouttherepertory.Polychrestsarenotleftoutoftheanalysis,itisjustthattheirdominanceisreduced.
Smallrubrics Inthisresult,therubricswithfewremediesaregivenmoreimportancethanrubricswithalotofremedies.Thisway,morecharactericrubricshavemoreimpactontheresultthanverycommonrubrics.
Bönninghausen Inthistypeofanalysis,aremedyiscountedbaseduponitsoccurrenceinrelatedrubricsintherepertory.Bönninghausenanalysisisusedmainlywiththelargerandmoregenericrubrics.Also,correctionforpolarrubricsismoreimportant.Formoreinformation,seeAnalysis-Bönninghausen.
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Simplecounting Thisisaverysimplecounting,likeitwasdoneintheolddayswithjustapencilandpaper.Forallrubricsintheanalysis,thegradationofallremediesissimplyaddedup.
Selectingwhichanalysismethodsareused
MaybeyouarenotalwaysinterestedinallthestandardanalysismethodsthatCompleteDynamicsoffersyou.Youcandecidewhichanalysesareshownandinwhichordertheyshouldoccur.YoucanchangethisinthePreferencessettings.SeesectionPreferencesformoreinformation.
Analysisresultsdetails
Whenyoulookattheresultinthepictureabove,youwillnoticethatnonumbersareprintedwhatsoever.Allyouseeisabarbehindeveryremedy,thatshowstherelativeimportanceoftheremedy.Theremediesaresortedinorderofimportance.Theshorterthecoloredbar,thelessimportanttheremedyisinthegivenresult.
Ifyoumoveyourmouseovertheremedyname,moredetailedinformationisshowninthewindow'smessageareaatthebottom.Ifthemouseismovedoverchinforexample,themessageareashows:
Thismeansthatthisisentrynumber4,chinstandsforremedyChinaofficinalis,ithasarelativeimportanceof45%comparedtothehighestremedy(coff),andthattheremedyoccuredin8ofthecountedrubricsin3symptoms.Notethatforanalysisresult'SimpleCounting',therelativescoreisthesumofgradesforthegivenremedy.Inallotheranalysisresults,thehighestremedyisgiventherelativevalue100andallothervaluesarerelativetothishighestvalue.
Ifyouprefertoseenumbersintheresult,youcanpressthetoolbarbutton.(MenuoptionAnalysis/Shownumbers,toolbarbutton ).Theresultwillthenlooklikethis:
Insomesituations,youmightnotwanttosorttheresultinorderofimportance,butaccordingtothenumberofsymptomsandrubricsaremedyoccursin.Youcanthenpresstoolbarbutton ,meaning'Sortanalysisonnumberofsymptoms/rubrics'.(MenuoptionAnalysis/Sortoncount,toolbarbutton ).
Remediesalreadyprescribed
Itcanoftenbeconvenienttoquicklyrecognizewhichremedieshavealreadybeenprescribedtoapatient.Allremediesthathavepreviouslybeenprescribed,aremarkedwithadotbehindthename.
Findingtherelationshipbetweenrubricsandremedies
Youcanquicklyseetherelationshipbetweenrubricsandremediesbyclickingoneitherarubric,oronaremedyintheresult.Thecorrespondingremediesorrubricsarehighlightedthen.
Example:ClickingonrubricMind;sensitive,oversensitive;noise,to;painfullsensitivenesstowillshowthefollowingintheresultarea:
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Inaglimpseyouseewhichremediesareinthatrubric!
Example:ClickingonremedysulphwillshowthefollowingSymptomandRubricoverview:
Andinaglimpseyouseeinwhichrubricssulphoccurs.Moreover,theselectedremedyishighlightedintheotheranalysisresultsaswell,soyouinstantlyseetherelativerankinginthedifferentanalyses.
Sofarfortheoverviewofmultipleanalyses.Let'snowtakealookatthedetailedoverviewofasingleanalysisresult...
Viewingadetailedoverviewofasingleanalyisresult
AmoredetailedoverviewofasingleanalysiscanbeshownineithertheTableorintheGridview,accordingtoyourpreference.(MenuoptionAnalysis/Table,toolbarbutton ,menuoptionAnalysis/Grid,toolbarbutton ).
TheTableviewlookslikethis:
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TheGridviewlookslikethis:
Thiswayyougettoseetherelationshipbetweenrubricsandremediesinasinglepicture.Ofcoursethiscanonlybedoneforasingleanalysis.Belowtherasteryouseeaselectionbox,inwhichyoucanswitchbetweentheavailableanalysisresults.
Theblocksordotsindicatethattheremedyoccursinarubric:
Grade1Grade2Grade3Grade4
Movingyourmouseoverabulletwillshowyoudetailedinformationabouttheremedyinthisspecificrubric,includingauthorinformation.Theinformationisagainshowninthemessageareaatthebottom.MovingthemouseoverthebluebulletatthecrossingofcoffandMind;cheerfulnesswillshowthefollowinginformation:
Ifyouwantmoredetails,justdoubleclickonthebullettogetthecompleteremedyinformation:
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Youcanmoveyourmouseoveraremedynameatthetopoftheresultareatoseemoreinformation,justlikeintheoverviewofmultipleresultsshowearlier.Also,youcanhighlightrubricsorremediesbyclickingonthem:
Andofcoursethetoolbarbuttons and canbeusedtoshownumbersorchangethesortingorder.
Locatingaremedyintheanalysisresults
Insomesituations,youdonotjustwanttoseethetopresultsofananalysis,butwanttoknowexactlywhereagivenremedyoccursinthoseresults.
AllyouhavetodoistypetheabbreviationoftheremedyintheLocateremedyfieldbelowtheanalysisresults.Theanalysisredrawsifnecessary,skippingpartoftheresultstoensurethatyourremedyisshown.Theremedyyouarelookingforisautomaticallyhighlighted,tomakeitbettervisibleforyou.
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InsteadoftypingtheremedyintheLocateremedyfield,youcanalsoclickontheresultgraphandsimplytypethere.If,inthissituation,youpresstheEscapekey,theselectioniscleared.
Filteringtheanalysisresults
Filteringtheresultsonremedyfamily
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Normally,theanalysisresultsshowallremedies.YoucanrestricttheresultstoonlythoseremediesthatarepartofagivenKingdom,Family,orsomeothergroup.Todothis,simplymakeaselectionfromthedropdownlistinthetoolbar:
Anumberoffrequentlyusedgroupsarepredefined(minerals,plants,animals,nosodes).Tochooseanothergroup,simplyselectoptionOther...andadialogwillappearinwhichyoucanselectoneofthegroupsintheKingdoms&Familiessection.
IfyouchecktheoptionPermanentlyaddtolist,thegroupyouselectedwillbeaddedpermanentlytothestandardgroupsinthelist.Nexttimeyoustarttheprogram,thatgroupwillstillbeinthelist.Iflateryouwanttoremoveit,selectthesamegroupagainviatheOther...option,anddeselecttheoption.
Advancedtopics
Fine-tuningyouranalysis
Nowthatyouhavecoveredthebasicsofcreatingananalysisandinterpretingtheresults,itistimeforsomeadvancedtopicsthatallowyoutofine-tunetheanalysisinaccordancewithyourinterpretationofthepatient'sinformation.
Thetopicswe'llcoverare:-Usingweights.-Balancingsymptoms.-Polarrubricsandcontraindications.-Rubricgroups.-Rubricoverview.-Filtertheresultsonremedyfamilies.
Manyactionscanbeperformedonmultipleselectedlinesatonce.
Usingweights
EverySymptomandeveryRubriccanbeassignedagivenWeight.Justlikeyouassignacertainimportancetoapatient'ssymptoms,orjustlikearemedyintherepertorycanoccurwithdifferentgrades,youcanassignacertainimportancetoeachoftheSymptomsand
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Rubrics.
Byassigningahighervalue,theSymptomortheRubriciscountedwithmoreimportanceintheanalysisresult.Andbyassigningaweightof0,theSymptomorRubricisexcludedfromtheanalysiscompletely.
Tosettheweight,firstselectaSymptomorRubricbyclickingonitwithyourmouse.Nowthereareseveralwaystosettheweight:-key0(MenuoptionCase/Weight/Ignore,toolbarbutton ).-key1(MenuoptionCase/Weight/Weightnormal,toolbarbutton ).-key2(MenuoptionCase/Weight/Weightx2,toolbarbutton ).-key3(MenuoptionCase/Weight/Weightx3,toolbarbutton ).-key4(MenuoptionCase/Weight/Weightx4,toolbarbutton ).
Thefollowingexampleshowsananalysisinwhichweightsareset(justfordemonstration)
Youseethetoolbarbuttonsontheleft.ThetoolbarbuttonsalwaysshowtheactualweigthvalueoftheselectedSymptomorRubric.TheXbeforeaSymptomorRubricindicatesaweightof0,itisexcludedfromanalysis.
Balancingsymptoms
BalancingofSymptomsisanadvancedanalysismechanism,compensatingtheuseofmany/fewRubricsinaSymptom.Whenbalancingisswitchedon(whichitnormallyis),youcanplaceasmanyRubricsunderaSymptomasyouwant,withoutdisturbingtheanalysis.Intraditionalanalyses,youwouldhavetocarefullyselectrubricsinananalysis,becauseifyouusedtoomanyrubricstoexpressacertainsymptom,theremediesmatchingthatsinglesymptomwouldstarttodominatetheanalysis.Likewise,ifyouonlyusedasinglerubric,theremediesinthatrubricwouldnotsufficientlycontributetotheoverallanalysis,comparedrubricsusedfortheothersymptoms.WithBalancingofSymptomsswitchedon,everySymptomiscountedwiththeWeight(seeUsingweightsabove)assignedtoit,nomatterwhetheryouplaceasingleRubricsunderitor,let'ssay,10Rubrics.
Balancingsymptomisswitchedon/offwiththetoolbarbutton ,foundontherightsideofthewindow.(MenuoptionAnalysis/Balancesymptoms,toolbarbutton ).
Let'stakealookatanexample.Inthefollowinganalysis,manyrubricsareusedtoexpresstheheadpains.IfnoBalancingisused,Glonoinumdominatestheresults,whereaswithBalancingNatrumMuriaticumbecomesmoreapparent.
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Analysisresult:
Nobalancing Withbalancing
Note:BalancingSymptomshasnoeffectonthebasicanalysisSimpleCounting.
Polarrubricsandcontraindications
Polarrubricsaretworubricswhichhaveanoppositemeaning.Asanexample,let'stakealookatasimplecase,inwhichinitiallyremedycoffwasprescribed:
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-amel-agg.-desires-aversion.
Itispossibletousethesepolarrubricsintheanalysisbypressingtoolbarbutton ,foundontherightsideofthewindow.(MenuoptionAnalysis/Polarrubrics,toolbarbutton ).Now,underbothrubricamelanddesires,theirpolarrubricsareshown.Theresultoftheanalysisisalsochanged,becausethevaluesofremediesarenowcorrectedwiththevaluesinthepolarrubrics.
Remedycoffisnowcoloredred,becauseinthisanalysisitiscontraindicated.Acontraindicationisasituationinwhicharemedyoccursinonerubricinalowgrade(1,2,ordoesnotoccuratall),butinthepolarrubricinahighgrade(3or4).
AmorecomplexexampleisshowninthenextBönninghausenstyleanalysis:
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Rubricgroups
Groupingofrubricsisdonewhenyouwanttwoormorerubricstocountasiftheyweretogetherasinglerubric.Therearetwowaysofgroupingrubrics:-Crossing.OnlyremediesthatoccurinALLrubricsareused.-Combining.RemediesfromANYoftherubicsareused.
Examplesofgrouping
Crossingofrubricscanbeusefulwhenthereisnorubricintherepertorythatexactlydescribesapatient'ssymptom,butonlymoregenericrubrics.Forexample,thepatienttellsyouthatduringfeverhehasanxietyinbedinthemorning.TherepertorydoesnothavearubricMind;anxiety;morning;bed,in;fever,during.Butinsteadofthis,therearetwomoregenericrubricsMind;anxiety;morning;bed,inandMind;anxiety;feverheat;during.Bycrossingthosetworubrics,anewgroupedrubriciscreatedcontainingonlytheremediesthatoccurinbothrubrics.
Combiningrubricscanbeusefulwhenthepatienthasasymptomthatisnotfoundexactly,butcanbefoundundermorespecificsymptoms.Forexampleadesireforpizza.Whyisitthatthepatientlikespizza?Maybeitisthedough(farinaceousfood),tomatoes,salami,anchovies,cheese,orolives.Itcanbeusefultocombineanumberofsuchspecificrubricsintoanewrubric,withoutdisturbingtheanalysisformulasbyaddinglotsofspecificrubricsthatdon'treallymatterincomparisontothepatient'schiefcomplaints.
Creatingrubricgroups
Anexample,acasewithstitchingheadpainswhilewalking,andfearofseveralkindsofanimals:
WewanttoCrossthetworubricsthattogetherdescribetheheadpain.SelectrubricHead;pain;stitchingbyclickingonit,thenpressthetoolbarbutton .(MenuoptionCase/Grouping/Groupwithotherrubrics...,toolbarbutton ,popupmenuoptionGrouping/Groupwithotherrubrics...).Adialogpopsup,inwhichyoucanselecttherubricsthatcanbelinkedwiththeselectedrubric.Atthetop,selectoptionCross.SelectrubricGeneralities;walk,walking;duringandpresstheOKbutton.
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Forthesecondgroupwewilluseanothermethod.SelectthethreerubricsofMind;fearandpress oncemore.
NowselectoptionCombine,andpresstheOKbutton.
Theresultingrubriclisthasnowbecome:
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Tochangeagroup,simpleclickonthegroup'smainrubricandpress .Inthedialog,togglerubricsonandoffbyclickingonthem.Youcanalsoremovearubricfromagroupbyclickingonitandpressing .(MenuoptionCase/Grouping/Removegrouping,toolbarbutton ,popupmenuoptionGrouping/Removegrouping).Toremoveagroupcompletely,clickonthegroup'smainrubricandpress
.(MenuoptionCase/Grouping/Removegrouping,toolbarbutton ,popupmenuoptionGrouping/Removegrouping).
Therearetwomenuoptionsthatallowyoutoquicklycreateagroup,withouthavingtoselectrubricsinthedialog,asshownabove.Youcanfirstselecttwoormorerubrics,andthenCombinethem.(MenuoptionCase/Grouping/Combineselectedrubrics,popupmenuoptionGrouping/Combineselectedrubrics).Youcanfirstselecttwoormorerubrics,andthenCrossthem.(MenuoptionCase/Grouping/Crossselectedrubrics,popupmenuoptionGrouping/Crossselectedrubrics).
Howrubricgroupsareusedinananalysis
Whencrossingmultiplerubrics,thegroupcontainsonlythoseremediesthatoccurinalltherubricsinthatgroup.Theremedygradewillbethelowestgradeoftheremedyinalltherubrics.
Whencombiningmultiplerubrics,thegroupcontainstheremediesthatoccurinanyoftherubricsinthegroup.Theremedygradewillbethehighestgradefoundfortheremedyinanyrubricinthegroup.
Rubricoverview
Sometimesitisconvenienttogetanoverviewofallrubricsinananalysistogetherwiththeirremedies.Also,incaseofgroupedrubrics,youmightwanttoseewhichremediesoccurintheresultinggroup.
Togetanoverviewofallrubrics,justchooseShowrubricoverview.(MenuoptionCase/Showrubricoverview,alt-V,popupmenuoptionMore/Showrubricoverview).TheFindmoduleopens,showingthefollowing:
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Classification
IntroductiontoSymptomClassification
SamuelHahnemann'sOrganonandChronicDiseasesshowusthatHahnemanndidnotselecthisremediesonthebasisoftheentiretyofallsymptomsthatcanbefoundinthepatient'scurrentorpastsituations.Hecarefullyclassifiedthepatient'ssymptomsintoanumberofcategoriesandbasedhistreatmentonthisclassification.
Hahnemann'sclassificationisavailable,aswellasuserdefinedgroupsA,B,C,DandEforyourownuse.
Classificationoptions,availableinthetoolbarontheleftsideofthescreen:
Symbol Name MeaningPsora Thecoredisturbances.
Organon6thedition§80(psoricmiasma).Incident Biographicincident,thingsthathappenedtothepatientandhadimpactonhim.
Acutedisease.Organon§72(injuriousinfluences).
Epidemic Diseasesthataretransmittedthroughanoutsidesource;theflu,Legionella,SARS,Measles,Mumps,andothers.(In-between-diseases).Organon§73(epidemicdiseases).
Acutemiasmatic
Illnesscomingfromwithin,oftenbeingtriggeredbyanincident,astimuluscomingfromoutside.Complaintsaresevere.Organon§73(transientexplosionoflatentpsora).
Inheritedtendency
Thosediseasesthatoccurredintheancestry,whicharepassedontothepatientgenetically.
Iatrogenic Theusageofmedicationandthevaccinationsthatsomeonehasreceived.Organon§74.
Sycosis InfectionwithGonorrhea.Organon§79(sycoticmiasma).
Syphilis InfectionwithSyphilis.Organon§79(syphiliticmiasma).
UserA Freeforyouownuse.
UserB Freeforyouownuse.
UserC Freeforyouownuse.
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UserD Freeforyouownuse.
UserE Freeforyouownuse.
TheclassificationcanbeappliedatthelevelofSymptoms,oronindividualRubrics.SettingclassificationonaSymptomwillapplythatsettingtoallRubricsintheSymptom.AnysettingthathadbeenappliedtoRubricswillthennolongerbeused.
SeealsoDemocaseSimpleclassificationexample.
Remedyfilterandclassification
WhenclassificationofSymptomsorRubricsisusedinananalysis,theremediesforeachanalysisareautomaticallyfiltered.ThisfilteringisdoneinaccordancewiththeinformationfoundinHahnemann'swritings.
ForPsora,theremediesare:allmineralsandnosodes,plusLach,Lyc,Sep,butexcludingMerc.ForIncident,AcuteMiasmatic,Epidemic,theremediesare:allplantsandanimals,plusMerc,Ars,Ant-c.ForIatrogenic,theremediesarethosefoundinrubricsIntoxicationaftermedicaments,andAilmentsfromvaccination.ForInheritedtendency,theremediesare:allnosodes.Fortheothergroups,allremediesareshown.
Clipboards
TheclassesA-B-C-D-Ecanalsobeusedasclipboards.ByassigningthesetoSymptomsorindividualRubrics,itisveryeasytocreatedifferentviewsontheanalysisresults.
Moreinformation
Theinformationonclassificationaboveislimited.ExcellentinformationontheuseofHahnemann'sclassificationcanbefoundonthewebsitehttp://www.classicalhomeopathy.eu
Bönninghausen
SomeinformationabouttheBönninghausenanalysis
TheBönninghausenanalysismethoddoesnotuseanotherrepertory,itworkswiththeCompleteRepertoryliketheotheranalyses.AllrubricsintheoldBönninghausesrepertoriesarepresentintheCompleteRepertory.TheBöninghausenanalyticalsystemisamethodologythatyouusewhenthepatient'ssymptomsrequireit,ithasnothingtodowithanyspecifickindofrepertory,ithastodowithrubricsthataregeneralized,whichcanbefoundinanyrepertory.
Thedifferenceisinthewaythecalculationisdone.Insteadofjustlookingathowaremedyisrepresentedinagivenrubric,muchemphasisisputonitsoccurrenceinrelatedrubricsinotherpartsoftherepertory.
Thecalculationisdonelikethis:-Ignorethegradeoftheremedy,asdisplayedintherubric.-Instead,usearemedygradethatiscalculatedfromtheoccurrenceoftheremedyinrelatedrubrics.-Givemoreweighttoaremedyifitoccursinmorerelatedrubricsindifferentrepertorysections(likeMind,Head,Generalitiesetc).-Makecorrectionsfortheoccurrenceinpolarrubrics(likeamel.-agg.,ordesire-aversion).
IntheBönninghausenanalysisstyle,youwillgenerallyusemoregenericandlargerrubrics.Amixeduseofsmallerspecificrubricswithlargergenericrubricsisgenerallynotuseful.
Analysistemplates
Whenyoucreateanewanalysis,itdoesnotcontainanySymptomsorRubrics.Butinmanysituations,youarelikelytousesimilarSymptomsforsimilarcases.
Tomakethiseasier,youcancreateanalysistemplates.Ananalysistemplateisastartingpointforanewanalysis,alreadycontaininganumberofpredefinedelements.ThesecanbeSymptoms,aswellasoftenusedrepertoryRubrics.
Creatingananalysisfromatemplate
Tocreateanewanalysis,youmustfirstcreateanewcase,oropenanalreadyexistingcase.SeeCreatingacasefileandOpeningacasefile.
Youcreateanewanalysisfromatemplate.(MenuoptionCase/Addanalysisfromtemplate,alt-T).Adialogappears,allowingyoutoselectatemplate:
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Whenyouselectatemplate,anexampleofitscontentsisshowninthelowerhalfofthescreen.
Creatingyouownanalysistemplates
Creatingyourowntemplatesisveryeasy.Alltemplatesarestoredinaspecialcasefile,calledAnalysistemplates.YoucanfinditinthecasesgroupOther,alongsidetheDemocase-Andrewcasefile.
Inthiscasefile,youcancreatenewanalysesjustlikeyoucreatenormalanalysesinothercasefiles.Thenotesyouaddtothisanalysisareusedasthedescriptionofthetemplate.JustopentheAnalysistemplatescasefile,andyouwillquicklyseehowitworks!
Ifyoualreadyhaveananalysissomewhereinacasefileandyouwanttousethatasanewtemplate,justduplicatethatanalysisandthentransferittotheAnalysistemplatescasefile.(MenuoptionCase/Duplicateanalysis,alt-D,menuoptionCase/Moveanalysistocase...).
Sharingtemplateswithothers
Youcanshareyouranalysistemplateswithyourcolleaguesjustlikeyoushareotheranalyses.Fordetails,seesectionCasesharing.Exportfilescaneasilybesharedoninternettoo!
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MateriaMedicamoduleOpeningtheMateriaMedicamodule
GototheMateriaMedicamodulebyclickingontheMMtab.(MenuoptionView/MateriaMedica,ctrl-M).
SelectingaRemedy
YoucanentertheabbreviationofaremedyinthefieldaboveintheToolbar.Ifyoudonotknowtheabbreviation,youcanlookuptheremedybypressingthe behindthefield.
Selectingabook
Afterselectingaremedy,youcanchooseanyoftheMateriaMedicasources,listedontheleftsideofthescreen.Iftheselectedremedydoesnotoccurinabook,thebooktitleisprintedingray.
Ifyouwanttousethemaximumspaceforreading,yourcanhidetheindexwithtoolbarbutton .CompleteDynamics 51
Remedyindex
Togetanoverviewofallremediesthatareavailableinabook,openthepopupmenuonthebooktitle.(PopupmenuoptionIndex).
Alistwithallremediesinthebookisshown.Youcanopenthebookforaremedybyclickingontheremedyname.
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AvailablebooksandInternetsites
SeveralbooksareavailableintheMateriaMedicamodule.Theavailabilityofthesebookscanvary,dependingonyourlanguagesettings.
TheMateriaMedicamoduleintegratesseveralinternetwebsitesthatprovideremedyinformation.Theavailabilityofthesewebsitesdependsonyourlanguagesettings.PleasenotethatthecontentsofInternetwebsitesisnotpartofCompleteDynamics,butisonlyshownintheMateriaMedicamoduleforyourconvenience.Somewebsitesmayaskyoutopayforaccessingtheinformation.Thisispurelyapolicyofthewebsiteowner,andisinnowayrelatedtoyourCompleteDynamicslicense.
ReverseMateriaMedica
TheReverseMateriaMedicawillshowyouthemostimportantsymptomsfromtherepertoryforthegivenremedy,astheyarefoundintherepertory.Nointerpretationisdonebyhumanexperts,likeyouwouldnormallyseeinregularMateriaMedica,theReverseMateriaMedicaisbasedentirelyontheexpertisestoredintherepertory.TogotoarubricintheBookmodule,simplydoubleclickonit.
Moreimportantsymptomsareprintedlargerthanlessimportantsymptoms,soyoucaneasilydistinguishtherelativeimportanceofthevarioussymptoms.
Youcanmodifytheresultswiththefollowingbuttons:
Fewersymptoms.Moresymptoms.
Filter Inthefilterdropdownlist,youcanselectcriteriafortherubricsthatwillbeshownintheReverseMateriaMedica:Automatic Anautomaticselectionisdoneofthemostrelevantrubrics.ConfirmedSymptoms Onlyremediesingrade3or4areused.Theseindicatesymptomsthatareconfirmedin
practice.CompleteSymptoms Onlycompletesymptomsareused.Symptomsarecompletewhentheycombineatleast3
differentkindsofinformation.Example:Time+Location+Extension.Confirmed&CompleteOnlyconfirmedandcompletesymptomsareshown.Redlinesymptoms Givespreferencetosymptomsthatoccurinarelatedwaythroughoutmorepartsinthe
repertory.Uniquerubrics Showonlyrubricswheretheremedyistheonlyoccuringremedy.DifferentialDiagnosison/off.Ifon,showsotherimportantremediesofthesymptom.
AlternativeremediesinReverseMateriaMedica
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Afterpressingthe buttonintheToolbar,severaladditionalremediesareshownforthesymptoms:(MenuoptionView/Remedies/ShowDDremedies,toolbarbutton ,popupmenuoptionRemedies/ShowDDremedies).
Foreverysymptom,atmost7alternativeremediesareshown.Intheexample,youwillseethatsometimesyousee7remedies,butsometimesless.ThisisbecauseremediesofacertaingradeareonlyshownifALLofthemcanbeshown.Soifyouseeremediesofgrade4andgrade3,thismeansthattherearenootherremediesinthatrubricwithgrade4or3,buttheremightberemedieswithgrade2or1thatarenotshown.
Ifyouseenoremediesatall,therubricprobablycontains8ormoreremediesofthesameimportance,ortherearenoalternativesavailableatall.
AdditionalMateriaMedica
AdditionalMateriaMedicabooks,createdbyotherusers,caneasilybeaddedtoCompleteDynamics.AMateriaMedicabookisstoredinafile,whichcanbesharedwithotherusers.Toinstallthenewbook,copythefiletothefolderCompleteDynamics,locatedunderyourDocumentsfolder.ThenstopandrestartCompleteDynamics.ThenewbookshouldthenautomaticallybevisibleinyourMMsection.
CreatingnewMateriaMedicabooksrequiresalicensefortheMasterEdition.
MateriaMedicaquickview
ItcanbeveryconvenienttoquicklyseetheMateriaMedicatextofseveralbooksatthesametime.TheMateriaMedicaquickviewwindowshowsthetextofseveralofthemorecompactMateriaMedicabooksatthesametime.(MenuoptionView/MateriaMedicaquickview,popupmenuoptionMateriaMedicaquickview).
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Thewindowwillremainopenuntilyouexplicitlycloseit.Thiswayyouwillbeabletoquicklycompareremedies.AnotherremedyisselectedbysimplyclickingonaremedynameanywhereintheBook,Find,orAnalysismodules.
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RemedyinformationDetailedremedyinformation
Asanexample,let'stakealookattherubricGeneralities;Foodanddrinks;apples;desires:
Ifyouwanttoknowmoreaboutaremedyinarubric,theeasiestwayistomovethemouseovertheremedyname,andlookatthemessageareaatthelowerleftbottomofthewindow.IfthemouseismovedoverANT-T,themessageshows:
YounowknownotonlythatAntimoniumisinthethirdgrade(bythewayitisprinted),butalsothatitscompletenameis Antimoniumtartaricum,andthatitisinthisrubricbecausethefourmentionedauthorshavecontributedthisinformation.
Togetmoreinformation,doubleclickonANT-T.ThiswillbringuptheRemedyInformationwindow:
Occurrencesinrelatedrubrics
Relatedrubricsarerubricsthathavesomekindofrelationshipwiththerubricyouareviewingforthisremedy.Inthisexample,theserubricsare:Generalities;Foodanddrinks;coolthings,likeapples,desiresGeneralities;Foodanddrinks;apples,desires;water,withdesireforcoldBothoftheserubricsalsocontainant-t.Thehigherthenumberofoccurrencesinrelatedrubrics,andthehighertheaverageweightintheserubrics,themoreimportancecanbeassignedtotheremedy.
Sources
Listsallthesourcestheremedyoriginatesfrom.Thisincludesatleasttheauthorname,thebookormagazinetitle,andtheyearofpublication.
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Authornumbers
IfyouhavepreviouslybeenworkingwithMacRepertory,youmightbeaccustomedtousingauthornumbersinsteadofauthornames.Inthepreferencessettings,youcanactivatetheoptionAuthornumbers.SeethesectionPreferencesfordetails.
Theremedyinformationwindowwillthenshowtheauthornumbersaswell:
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Jump-tofieldPurpose
TheJumptofieldatthebottomleftsideofthewindowisusedtoquicklyjumptoagivenrubricintherepertory.Youcanuseittoquicklyjumptoknownrubrics.Ifyouarenotsurewhatyouarelookingfor,usetheFindfieldinstead;theJumptofieldhelpsyouquicklynavigateifyouknowwhereyouwanttogo.
Movingkeyboardfocus
InorderfortheJumptofieldtoacceptkeyboardstrokes,itfirstneedstobeselected.PressingtheTabkeyonceortwicewillmovefocustotheJumptofield.(MenuoptionView/'Jumpto'field,ctrl-J).Toinstantlyjumpbacktothebook,presstheEnterkey.
Youcanofcoursealsoclickonthefieldwiththemouse.
Fieldhaskeyboardfocus
Fielddoesnothavefocus
Usingthefield
IntheJumptofield,simplyenterthefirstlettersoftherubricthatyouwanttojumpto.Rubricpartsareseparatedbyaspace.Intheexampleabove,therubricMind;Fear,dogsofisjumpedto.
Youonlyneedtoentertheminimumnumberoflettersneededtoidentifyeachrubricfragment.Inthisexample,enteringmfedogwouldhavesufficed.Whileyoutype,feedbackisprovidedabouttheinterpretation,shownimmediatelybelowthe Jumptofield.Also,asyoutype,thebookinstantlyjumpstothenewrubriconeverykeystroke.
Inshort:Iffocusisonthebook,justhitTab,enterafewletterstogototherubric,andhitEntertogetfocusbacktothebook.Withalittlepractice,thisnavigationisextremelypowerful.
Let'stakerubricMind;Fear;dogs,ofasexampleandseewhathappenswhileyoutype.Thefirstmisinterpretedasmind.Inparenthesisyouseethe3alternativesalsostartingwithanm.Notethatthepartofthewordthatisinterpretedaspossiblycorrect,isprintedingreen(theminmind,mouth,male,mirilli'sthemes).
Afterhittingthespacebar,thispartiscompleted.Mindistheconfirmedoptionoutof4possibilities.
Nowthesecondpartoftherubricnameisstarted.fisinterpretedasforenoon,thefirstpossibleoption.
Wearenotlookingforforenoon,sotypeonemoreletter.Nowfearisselected,withquiteafewalternativesremaining.Dotsafterwords(egfed...,feeling...)indicatethattherubrictextisactuallylonger(fed,desirestobe/feeling,lossof),buttheextrawordshavebeenomittedtoleavemorespaceforotheralternatives.
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Again,hittingspaceconfirmsthatthisiscorrect.
dleadstodaytimeonly.
dotakesyoutothedoctors.
Anddoggivesyoureallywant.ThebookisopenedatMind;Fear;dogs,of.
JusthitEnterandyouarerightwhereyouwantedtogo!
Note:dogs,ofisprintedentirelyingreen.Thisisbecausethisistheonlypossibleinterpretationofdoginthiscontext.mindisprintedwithjustthefirstmingreen,becausetherearealternativesalsostartingwithm.fearisprintedwithtwogreenletters,becausefeisunique.Thealternativesfeces,fed,feeling,feigningetcalsostartwithfe.
Makingmistakesishuman
Ofcourseyoudonotknowtheentirerepertorystructurebyheart.Nobodydoes.Soitisquitelikelythatyouwillfrequentlymakemistakesandtypesomethingincorrect.Forexample,youwouldliketogototherubricMind;delusions;lions.Thisrubricdoesnotexist,sincethecorrectrubricisactutallyMind;delusions;cats,felines,sees;lions.
Soyoutypemdelulion
Younowseethatlionisprintedinred,sincethereisnomatch.
Noneedtoworry,justswitchtosearchingbypressingthebutton inbetweentheJumptoandFindfields.ThiscopiesthetextfromtheJumptofieldtotheFindfieldandimmediatelystartsasearchforyou.TheFindmodulenowshowsyoutherubricsyoumighthavebeenlookingfor:
Justdoubleclickonthefirstrubric,andthebookopensrighttherewhereyouintendedtogo.
Thebookmodule
WhenyouselectarubricintheBookmodule,theJumptofieldautomaticallyfillsintheshorttextforthatrubricforyou.Thisway,itiseasytofindrelatedrubrics.
Examples:WhenyouselectrubricMind;fear;dogs,of;attackinghim,indelirium,theJumptofieldautomaticallyfillsinminfeardogatt.
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WhenyouselectrubricGeneralities;foodanddrinks;cold;drinks,water;agg.,theJumptofieldautomaticallyfillsingenfoocolddriagg.
Foreverypartoftherubricname,atleast3charactersareused.Often1or2canbeenough,butthenthetextshouldbecomehighlyunreadable.When3charactersarenotenough,morecharactersareusedtodistinguishtherubricfromotherrubrics.
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FindfieldPowerfulandeasy-to-usesearching
TheFindfieldallowsforveryefficient,powerfulandquicksearches.
Inthisfieldyoucanenterallsearchcriteriathatyoucanalsoenterintheindividualfields(seethesectionFindmodule).However,theFindfieldcanbemoreefficient,becauseyoucanenterandmodifywhatyouwanttofindwithouthavingtoswitchbetweenfields.Thiscanbevery,veryfast.
Thereareafewthingsyouneedtoknow.Actuallyitisverysimple,becauseeverytimeyouenterfindcriteriaintheindividualfieldsoftheFindmodule,thecorrectlyformattedstringisautomaticallyenteredintotheFindfield.Thisworksbothways;anythingyouenterintheFindfieldisshownintheindividualfields,asitisinterpreted.
WhatmakestheFindfieldsopowerfulisthatyouenterwhatyouarelookingforinanyorderyoulike.Soifyoufindtoomanyrubrics,simpletypeafewmoretermstoreducetheresult.Youcanevenrepeatcriteriayoutypedearlierinthefield;thelatestinterpretationistaken(grade,rubricsize).YoucanevencombinetheuseoftheFindfieldwiththeindividualfields.Whateveryouchangeatonelocationautomaticallyreflectsinachangeattheotherlocation.
Herearetherules:Text Textfragmentsareautomaticallyinterpretedastext,likeyoutypeitintheindividualTextfield.
Thesameusageof/,+and-applieshere(seeexamplesinthesectionFindmodule).Intheexampleabove,searchingisdoneforthewordmensesincombinationwitheitherbeforeorduring.
Remedies Remedyabbreviationshavetobeendedwithadot.IntheRemediesfieldthisisoptional,buthereyoumustendwithadottoavoidconfusionbetweentextfragmentsandremedyabbreviations.(Confusionexample:sepcouldmeaneithersepiaorseparation).Thesameusageof/and+applieshere,seeexamplesinsectionFindmodule.Intheexampleabove,searchingisdoneoneithersepiaorcimicifuga.Note:evenremediesthatbythemselvesarenotanabbreviation(likeApisorBufo)needtobeendedwithadot(apis.bufo.).
Gradation Minimumremedygradations1to4canbespecifiedbyentering*1,*2,*3,or*4.Thisexpressioncanbereadas:All(*)requestedremediesneedtohavethisgradeorhigher.Alternatively,thenumbers1,2,3and4withoutthe*areinterpretedasminimumremedygradationaswell.So4isthesameas*4.
Rubricsize
Minimumandmaximumrubricsizecanbespecifiedbyanumber,precededby>or<.<50means50remediesorless.>10means10remediesormore.Alternatively,anynumberstartingat5andhigherisautomaticallyinterpretedasamaximumrubricsize.So50isthesameas<50.
Examples
Let'sextendtheexampleabovewitharestrictiontorubricsthatcontainatmost50remedies.Thefollowingwaystoenterthecriteriawillallresultinthesameoutcome:
sep.cimic.mensesbefore/during*3<50sep.cimic.mensesbefore/during350
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mensessep.before/during3<50cimic.50menses+before/duringsep./cimic.3mensesbefore/duringsep.2cimic.200503
Inthelastexample,youseehowtheinitialgradationof2isreplacedby3lateron,andthemaximumrubricsizeof200ischangedinto50.Thismightseemconfusinginanexample,butisactuallyveryefficientwhileyouaresearchingandwanttonarrowyourresultsasyousearch.Youcantypeanewcriteriumwithoutfirsthavingtoremovethepreviouslyenteredcriterium;thelastsimplyoverrulesthefirst.
Tip:Don'tforgetthattextsearchingalsousesthespecialnotationof=,*and"":=dogwillfinddog,butnotdogmatic.*ationwillfindpalpitationaswellasperspirationandovulation."heis"willfindonlyheandisiftheyareinthatexactorder.
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PreferencesettingsSeveraloftheprogram'soptionsareconfigurableaccordingtoyourpersonalpreferences.YoucanchangetheseoptionsviathemenuoptionPreferences.(MenuoptionGeneral/Preferences).Adialogopens,havingseveralsections.
Generalsettings
Programlanguage Severallanguageoptionsareavailableheretochoosefrom.TheavailablelanguagecanvaryperversionofCompleteDynamics;languagesnotavailablemightbeaddedinanewerrelease.
Animations InsomepartsofCompleteDynamics,animationsareused,forexamplewhenopeningandclosingacase.Theselooknice,buttaketimetofinish.Ifyoudonotwanttheseanimations,uncheckthisoption.
Standardfontname
Hereyoucanselectyourpreferedfont,tobeusedbytheprogram.
IncludeKent'srepertory
CheckthisoptionifyouwantKent'sRepertory,6theditiontobeavailableasseparaterepertory.AllofthecontentsofKent'sRepertoryisalreadyincludedintheCompleteRepertory.However,somepeopleprefertoconsultKentwithoutalltheadditionsfromothermaterial.Aftercheckingthisoption,KentwillbeavailableintheIndexmodule.
Booksettings
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Repertorylanguage Thelanguagetobeusedfortherepertory.Thesecondoptionisthesecondarylanguage,shownaftertherubrictext.Asecondlanguageisonlyavailableifyouhaveboughttherepertorytranslation.
Authornumbers Ifthisoptionischecked,MacRepertorystyleauthornumbersareshownbesidesauthornames.Horizontalscrolling Ifthisoptionischecked,thefeatureofhorizontalscrollingisenabled.
Thisfeaturecanonlybeavailableifyourmouseortrackpadsupportshorizontalscrolling.Showrubricsize Ifchecked,theBookmodulealwaysshowsthenumberofremediesforarubric.Ifnotchecked,thenumberis
onlyshownwhentheremediesarenotvisible.Rubricsinalphabeticalorder
Ifchecked,theBookmodulealwaysshowsrubricsinalphabeticalorder.Ifnotchecked,thestandardrepertoryorderisused,asintroducedbyKent.
Findsettings
Automaticlayout Ifthisoptionischecked,theFindresultsareautomaticallydrawninmultiplecolumns,ifthereisenoughspaceonthescreen.Whennotchecked,allrubricsaredrawninasinglecolumn.
Casesettings
Minutesuntilautomaticlockofcases
Incaseyouhavesetapasswordtoprotectyourpatientinformation,thisoptionsetsthenumberofminutesbeforetheCasemodulewillautomaticallybelocked.Ifyouenter0here,noautomaticlockingisdone.
Automaticallydeletearchivedcases
Selectafterhowmuchtimearchivedcasesshouldbepermanentlydeleted.IfyouselectNever,archivedcaseswillnotbeautomaticallydeleted.
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Analysissettings
RemedycoloringHFA Ifthisoptionischecked,theanalysiscancolorremediesaccordingtoGrantBentley'sfacialanalysismethod.IntheAnalysismodule,anewtoolbarbuttonwillappear( ),withwhichyoucanswitchcoloringonandoff.Theuseofthisoptionsisonlyusefulifyouhavesuccesfullycompletedacourseinthismethod.
Showonlyrelevantrubrics
IntheAnalyismodule,therelationbetweenrubricsandremediesisshownintheresultingtablegraphs.SymptomsandRubricswithweightsetting0,donotactuallycontributetotheanalysisresults.Whenthisoptionsischecked,remediesfromrubricsthatdonotcontributetotheanalysisresultsareleftoutoftheresulttablegraph.Thisway,youcanseemoreeasilyhowtherubricscontributetotheanalysisresult.
Analysisformulas IntheAnalysismodule,severalanalysisformulascanbeused.Youcanselectwhichoftheseformulasareshown,andinwhichorder.Tochangetheorderinwhichtheanalysesareshown,selectananalysisbyclickingonitsname.Youcanthenmoveitupordownthelistwiththebuttons and .Toincludeorexcludeananalysis,selectinandthenclickonthecheckboxShowanalysis.
MateriaMedicasettings
Languages SeveralMateriaMedicalanguagesareavailable.Bydefault,thelanguagesareshownaccordingtoyourcomputerlanguageandcountrysetting,andyourlicenseoptions.YoucanselectwhichbooklanguagesareshownintheMateriaMedicamodule.
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LanguagesCompleteRepertorytranslations
CompleteRepertoryhasbeentranslatedintovariouslanguages.Newtranslationsareaddedregularly.
CompleteDynamicscomeswithEnglishasthestandardlanguage.Additionallanguagesareavailable,allowingyoutoviewtherepertoryinanotherlanguage,orintwolanguagesatthesametime.TheFindfunctionalsoallowsyoutofindrubricsinyournativelanguageifyoudon'tknowthecorrectwordinEnglish!Touseadditionallanguages,youneedtobuyaLicensekey.
Currently,thefollowinglanguagesaresupported:
English Thisisthestandardlanguage.GermanDutchFrenchSpanishPortugueseItalianHungarianRomanianBulgarianRussianHindiJapanese
TobuyaLicensekey,visitourwebsitefromthemenuunderMenu/Help/Buyextralanguage.Asmallfeemustbepaidforanadditionallanguage,inordertopaythetranslatorfortheworkhe/shehasdoneforyou.
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BuyinghomeopathicremediesFromwithintheprogram,youcaneasilyorderyourhomeopathicremedies,directlyfromanonlinepharmacy.Theavailabilityofapharmacycandifferpercountry,dependingonlocalandinternationalregulations.Thisavailabilityisdeterminedatprogramstartup.
Toorderaremedy,openthepopupmenuonaremedyname,anywhereintheBookorAnalysismodule,andselecttheoptionBuyremedyfrompharmacy.(PopupmenuoptionBuyremedyfrompharmacy).
Iftheoptionisnotavailable,nopharmacyissupportedinyourcountry.
Afterselectingtheoption,youwillautomaticallybeguidedtotheonlinepharmacythatisavailableforyou.
PleasenotethatCompleteDynamicsisindependentofthepharmacy.Weofferdirectaccesstothepharmacyasaservicetoourcustomers.
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KeyboardshortcutsModuleselection
ctrl I Indexmodulectrl B Bookmodulectrl S Findmodulectrl D Casemodulectrl R Analysismodulectrl M MateriaMedicamodulectrl J Jumptoctrl F Findctrl Y Show/hidefieldsJumptoandFind
F1 Documentation
Bookmodule
→ Gotonextpage← Gotopreviouspage
shift → Gotonextchaptershift ← Gotopreviouschapter
↓ Gotonextrubric↑ Gotopreviousrubric
shift ↓ Gotonextmainrubricshift ↑ Gotopreviousmainrubricalt ↓ Gotonextrubricatsamelevelalt ↑ Gotopreviousrubricatsamelevelalt ← Jumpbacktopreviousrubric,afterfollowingareferencealt → Jumpforward(oppositeofJumpback)
space Show/hideremedies1 Allremedygrades2 Remediesgrade2-3-43 Remediesgrade3-44 Remediesgrade4
Repertorychapters
shift-ctrl A Abdomenshift-ctrl B Backshift-ctrl C Clinicalshift-ctrl E Extremitiesshift-ctrl F Femaleshift-ctrl G Generalitiesshift-ctrl H Headshift-ctrl L Larynx&tracheashift-ctrl M Mindshift-ctrl P Perspirationshift-ctrl R Respirationshift-ctrl S Skinshift-ctrl T Throatshift-ctrl U Urethrashift-ctrl V Vertigoshift-ctrl X Anatomicalindex
Case
alt N Newcasealt O Openselectedcasealt C Closecaseandchooseanothercase
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alt E Editinformationaboutselectedcasealt A Addanalysisalt T Addanalysisusingatemplatealt D Duplicateselectedanalysisalt S Addsymptomalt R Addselectedrepertoryrubrictoanalysisalt V Showoverviewofrubricsinanalysisalt X Addprescriptionctrl P Print
Analysis
ctrl C Copyselectedlinesctrl V Pastecopiedlinesshift ↑ Moveselectedlinesupshift ↓ Moveselectedlinesdown
1 Setweightofselectedlinesto12 Setweightofselectedlinesto23 Setweightofselectedlinesto34 Setweightofselectedlinesto40 Donotcountselectedlinesinanalysis← Hiderubricsforsymptom(close)→ Showrubricsforsymptom(open)
MateriaMedica
→ Gotonextpage← Gotopreviouspage
shift → Gotonextchaptershift ← Gotopreviouschapter
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Howtogivefeedback
Ifyourcomputerisconnectedtotheinternet,givingfeedbackiseasy.Justopenthemenu,andchooseoptionsGeneralFeedbackorReportproblem.(MenuoptionHelp/Generalfeedback,menuoptionHelp/Reportproblem).
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