Editing Allergies on the iPad
This section explains how to record the details of the patient’s allergies and allergic reactions. The topic describes how
To add an allergy
- Open the patient’s Clipboard.
For more information, go to Accessing the Clipboard on the iPad.
- Tap the Allergies button.
The Allergies screen opens.
- Tap Add Allergy.
A Search window opens.
- Enter the first few letters of the allergy name to search.
- Tap the name of the allergy.
The allergy is added to the patient’s Clipboard, and a list of reactions appears.
- Tap one or more reactions.
- Answer the allergy questions at the bottom of the screen.
- Tap Done or navigate to another section.
Your changes are automatically saved.
To mark as no known drug allergies
- Open the patient’s Clipboard.
For more information, go to Accessing the Clipboard on the iPad.
- Tap the Allergies button.
- Tap Mark NKDA.
- Tap Done or navigate to another section.
Your changes are automatically saved.
Want to watch a video tutorial on documenting a patient's history? Check out our series on Documenting Patient Information.