Physical Measurement

Overview

The Physical Measurement section allows you to record and manage structured body measurements for a patient.

This section is used for tracking measurable physical parameters such as:

• Height

• Weight

• BMI

• Body circumferences

• Other structured body metrics

These records help providers monitor physical development, detect abnormal trends and evaluate overall health condition over time.

Each measurement is stored as a structured entry and becomes part of the patient’s longitudinal medical record.

This section is designed for ongoing monitoring, not one time documentation.

Access

To access Physical Measurement:

1. Open EMR from the Sidebar or Dashboard shortcut

2. Select a patient from the list

3. Open the Medical History tab

4. Scroll to the Physical Measurement section

If you do not have View permission for Medical History, this section will not be accessible.

If you do not have Edit permission, the Add and edit options will be disabled. (Access is explained in the Share guide.)

Steps to Create or Manage the Physical Measurement

Step 1: Open the New Physical Measurement Modal

• In the Physical Measurement section, click + Add New

The New Physical Measurement modal will open.

This modal allows you to enter a structured measurement record.

Step 2: Complete the Form

Enter the required information carefully and step by step.

Make sure values are accurate and correspond to the correct unit of measurement.

Required fields must be completed before saving.

The system automatically evaluates the Severity based on the entered Result and the defined Reference Value.

Optionally, enable Monitor this investigation if you want this measurement to appear as an indicator in the Under Monitor Indicators section.

Step 3: Save the Measurement

• Click Save to create the measurement
• Click Cancel if you want to exit without saving

After saving, the new entry appears immediately in the Physical Measurement list.

• Severity is calculated automatically.
• If "Monitor this investigation" was enabled, the measurement is also added to the Under Monitor Indicators section.

Step 4: Manage an Existing Physical Measurement Record

After saving a measurement, you can manage it directly from the Physical Measurement list.

Each saved record includes a More Actions menu shown as ⋮ located between the values of the Investigation and Date columns.

Follow these steps:

Step 1: Open More Actions

*   Locate the measurement record in the list
*   Click the ⋮ icon

A dropdown menu will appear with available options.

Step 2: Edit a Record

Use this option when you need to correct or update an existing entry.

• Click Edit from the More Actions menu
• The same Physical Measurement modal will open

 

• All previously entered data will be prefilled in the form

You can now:

• Adjust the result value
• Modify Min or Max reference ranges if allowed
• Update the Clinical note
• Correct the measurement date and time
• Enable or disable Monitor this investigation

After making changes:

• Click Save to apply updates
• Click Cancel to discard changes

Once saved, the updated values appear immediately in the list.

If the measurement Result falls outside the defined Reference Value, the system automatically assigns the appropriate Severity.

If "Monitor this investigation" is enabled, the investigation is also displayed in the Under Monitor Indicators section.

Step 3: Delete a Record

Use this option when a measurement was entered by mistake or is no longer valid.

• Click Delete from the More Actions menu
• A confirmation prompt will appear

 

• Confirm the deletion

After confirmation:

• The record is permanently removed from the list
• The data will no longer appear in the Physical Measurement section

Deletion cannot be undone.

Make sure the record is not clinically required before confirming removal.

Fields (Field Descriptions)

Behavior & Expected Outcome

• After clicking Save, the measurement appears immediately in the Physical Measurement table.
• Severity is calculated automatically according to the configured Reference Value.
• The newest record is displayed at the top of the investigation history.
• Multiple measurements for the same investigation are grouped together and can be expanded or collapsed.
• If Monitor this investigation is enabled, the investigation also appears in the Under Monitor Indicators section.
• Edit opens the same form with all existing values prefilled.
• Delete removes the selected measurement after confirmation.
• View and Edit actions continue to follow the user's Medical History permissions.
• Without proper access rights, the Medical History tab remains inaccessible (Access is explained in the Share guide.)

This ensures that physical measurements remain accurate, structured and clinically traceable.

Common Errors + Fixes