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CompleteDynamics

PractitionerEdition

forWindows

Version21.9

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AboutthismanualIsthistherightmanualforyou?

TheCompleteDynamicsdocumentationisavailableinalargenumberofvariants.

Wehavedifferentmanualsfordifferentprogramconfigurations.

Programedition:Browser,Practitioner,orMaster.Computertype:AppleOS-X,Windows,iPad,iPhone,Android.Variousinternationallanguages.

Therightmanualisadaptedexactlytoyoursituation.Ifyouthinkyouarenotreadingtheperfectmanual,pleasegotoourwebsitewww.completedynamics.com,sectionDocumentation,anddownloadyourmanualthere.

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WelcomeWelcometoCompleteDynamics-PractitionerEdition.

TheCompleteDynamicssoftwareprogramoffersyoutheultimateexperienceincomputerbasedreadingandstudyingoftheCompleteRepertory.Amongsthomeopathicprofessionals,theCompleteRepertoryisrenownedworldwideforitscompleteness,accuracyandcoverageoforiginalsources.

ThesoftwareisavailableforApplemacOS®,MicrosoftWindows®,Linux®,AppleiOS®,Android®.

WiththePractitionerEdition,youwillbeableto:-ReadandstudytheentireCompleteRepertory,inmultiplelanguages.-Managepatientcasefiles.-Performanalyses.-ReadMateriaMedicabooks.

Thesepagesaremeanttohelpyoufindyourwayaroundtheprogram.WesuggestyoustartwiththesectionGettingstarted,whichwillgiveyouanoverviewofthepossibilities.

WesincerelyhopethatCompleteDynamicswillenrichyourhomeopathiclife,whetheryouareaprofessionalpractitioner,student,teacherorresearcher.

TheCompleteDynamicsdevelopmentteam.

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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

Forlicenseprices,pleasevisitourwebsitewww.completedynamics.com,sectionPricing.

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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

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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.

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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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FeedbackWeneedyourhelpandvalueyourfeedback!

ThecreatorsofCompleteDynamicsarecommittedtobringingyouthebestpossiblequalityandusability,combinedwithmoderatepricingforthecommercialeditions.Intermsofquality,wehaveazerofaulttoleranceapproachtosoftwaredevelopment.Programfaultsaresimplynotacceptabletous,andiffoundtheywillbesolvedwiththehighestpossiblepriority.Usabilityisamorecomplexissue,sinceusabilityisaverypersonalmatter.Weandourdedicatedgroupofprofessionalevaluatorsconstantlysearchforthebestpossibleusability,alwaysevaluatingyourfeedback.

WithyourhelpwecancontinuetoimproveCompleteDynamicsconstantly.

Howtogivefeedback

Ifyourcomputerisconnectedtotheinternet,givingfeedbackiseasy.Justopenthemenu,andchooseoptionsGeneralFeedbackorReportproblem.(MenuoptionHelp/Generalfeedback,menuoptionHelp/Reportproblem).

Ifyour'homeopathycomputer'doesnothavedirectinternetaccess,[email protected]

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