To Enter a Family History

1. On Read Term Add, type in #12, press Enter.
2. Then press function key F3 for the full Read dictionary screen. The dictionary should be listed by codes, but if not, tick the box Display by Hierarchy.
3. Double click the by 12... Family history. Look down the codes until you find the one you want. Highlight it and click on OK.
4. At Read Term Add, which should now have your selected term, click OK.
5. The Family History Add screen will then be displayed. You should find that Read Term of Family History has the term you selected from chapter 12, e.g. 126.. FH:Metabolic disorder. Read Term of Condition should have a corresponding entry, e.g., C3... Other metabolic and immunity disorders. If you want to be more specific, place your cursor in the Read Term of Condition window and press F3 and drill down the Read dictionary codes until you find the one you want. Click OK. Often the Read Term of Condition fills in automatically because it is linked to the Read Term of Family History; you can of course select another term if you prefer.

Read Term of Family History	Read Term of Condition
1253 FH: DM in 1st degree relative	C10.00 Diabetes mellitus
126B FH: Hypercholest 1st deg rel	C320.00 Pure hypercholesterolaemia
12FC Family history of renal stone	CK120.13 Renal stone
12I8 FH: maternal hip fracture before age 75	S30..11 Hip fracture
126C FH: Lactose intolerance	C313100 Lactose intolerance
12CQ Family history of deep vein thrombosis	G801.11 Deep vein thrombosis
12CS FH: Anomalous coronary artery	P6y4.00 Coronary artery anomaly

Note - You are NOT able to put Family History codes from chapter 12 in Read Term of Condition .

1. Click OK.