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Use Clinical to record your consultations with a patient and their clinical details.
Tools
Tool Box
The Tool Box is a suite of tools for recording patient readings, either calculated manually or via a Diagnostic Device.
Respiratory Function
Record respiratory function data and compare it against predicted height and sex, before and after broncho dilation.
Respiratory Options
Describes the actions and terms used in the Respiratory function tool.

Clinical Management
Use Clinical to record your consultations with a patient and their clinical details.
- Actions
  An action is a record of something that was done or is to be done for a patient.
- Progress Notes
  Record notes about a patient's visit in Progress Notes.
- Select Drug
  Contains all compounds currently available in the country of use (currently Australia), and includes all scheduled compounds, and the majority of 'over-the-counter' preparations.
- Prescribing
  Use Prescribing to prescribe medications to your patient, conforming with all requirements and regulations.
- Examinations
- Recalls
  A recall is a type of flag recorded against a patient's record to inform practitioners or practice staff of when a patient is due to return to the practice, usually so that some clinical procedure can be performed.
- Patient's Medical History
  History includes a patient's medical conditions, both active and inactive.
- Investigations
  Manage pathology, cytology, and medical imaging requests and results.
- Immunisations
  Manage a patient's immunisations.
- Preventive Health Prompting for Specific Patients
  Customise preventive health prompts for specific patients in the following areas, such as blood glucose, blood pressure, smoking and so.
- Assessments
- Cervical Screening
- Obstetrics Module
  Record and manage a patient's obstetric information on the Obstetrics tab.
- Diabetes Module
- Summaries
  Print summaries for patients.
- Measurements
  The Clinical measurements window displays the history of a patient's various clinical measurements.
- MedicalDirector Care
  Create Care Plans in MedicalDirector.
- Telehealth
  Consult with patients remotely.
- Honeysuckle Health Private Health Insurance Checker
- Tools
  - Tool Box
    The Tool Box is a suite of tools for recording patient readings, either calculated manually or via a Diagnostic Device.
    - Blood Glucose
    - Blood Pressure
    - CV Risk
      Helps you to calculate your patient's risk of cardiovascular disease by analysing multiple factors.
    - Electrocardiogram
    - INR Record
      Record and monitor a patient's International Normalised Ratio (INR) when they are taking anticoagulants (for example, Warfarin).
    - Paediatric Percentile Charts
      Plot a child's development growth against population norms and track their growth progress.
    - Renal Function Calculator
      Calculate the patient's Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) based on their weight (kg) and the creatinine level (mmol/l).
    - Respiratory Function
      Record respiratory function data and compare it against predicted height and sex, before and after broncho dilation.
      - Respiratory Options
        Describes the actions and terms used in the Respiratory function tool.
    - Weight Calculator
      Records and tracks a patient's weight over time.
    - X-Ray View Screen
      Clinical can display a blank white screen which you can use to review x-rays.
  - Calculators
  - Diagnostic Devices
    A range of diagnostic devices are integrated with Clinical.
- Surgical Audit Tool
  Use the Surgical Audit Tool to record information about surgical procedures.
- Medication Charts
  Print a variety of Medication Charts from Clinical.

Respiratory Options

Describes the actions and terms used in the Respiratory function tool.

Table 1. Respiratory Actions
Action	Description
Data	Displays the patient's record as a list of data.
Graph	Displays the patient's record as a graph.
Clear	Clears any data you have entered in the Current Measurements section on the Manual tab. Note: This action is only available when adding results manually.
Record	Initiates recording from a connected respiratory device. Note: This action is only available when the Device button is enabled.
Asthma Plan	Click to record an Asthma Action Plan.
Print	Prints the patient's respiratory data. If you have filtered the data, this will be reflected in the printout.
Reference	Displays reference information for predicted respiratory values.
Edit	This action is inactive for Respiratory.
View	Views a saved report on the Device tab. Note: This action is only available if you are in Device mode and have a saved report from the connected device.
Save	Saves data to the patient's record. Note: This action is only available when adding results manually.
Delete	Deletes the selected entry from the list. To delete the required entry, select it and press `Delete` on your keyboard.

The following terms are used in MedicalDirector Clinical Respiratory function calculator.

Table 2. Terms in respiratory calculator
Term	Description
Peak Expiratory Flow Rate (PEFR)	The maximum expiratory flow rate achieved which occurs very early in the forced expiratory process.
Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 second (FEV1)	The volume is expired in the first second of maximal expiration after a maximal inspiration.
Vital Capacity (VC)	The maximum volume of air that can be exhaled or inspired during either a formed (FVC) or a slow (VC) process.
Forced Vital Capacity (FVC)	The maximum volume of air that can be exhaled or inspired during a formed FVC process. Tip: The FER value is automatically calculated by tool.
FEV1/FVC/	Represents the FEV1 as a percentage of the FVC (whichever volume is larger) and gives a clinically useful index of airflow limitation.
FEF25-75%	Shows the average expired flow over the middle half of the FVC process and is regarded as a more sensitive measure of small airways narrowing than FEV1. But, FEF25-75% has a wide range of normality, is less reproducible than FEV1, and is difficult to interpret if the VC (or FVC) is reduced or increased.

17 August 2026