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Step 2: The single node seen on a new file is the ‘Root node’. This is the main title of your protocol

eg. Hypertension screeningFever Protocol

Step 3: Create ‘Parent nodes’ from the root nodes. These are the first level of protocol questions

eg. [xx] Duration, Nature of fever, Timing, Severity, etc.

Step 4: Create ‘Child nodes’ from the parent node. These are the second level of protocol questions. Many such levels of questions can be nested under each of the nodes.

In Nature of fever (parent node), child nodes would be All day Constant, Irregular, Periodic which would be the sibling nodes of each other.

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Attributes: Attribute define the characteristic of the node. Nodes can be given different attributes depending on the desired outcome. The attributes used in digital protocols are:

  1. display: The content written in this attribute will be displayed on Android. This attribute is used to simplify clinical language for the users.

  2. display-xx: The content written in this attribute will be displayed according to the language setting on Android. This attribute is used to translate the content in display attribute or node to local language. eg. display-fr will have translated French content, display-hn will have translated Hindi content and the user can switch between language from Android App.

  3. language: The content written in this attribute will be displayed on the Web Application. This attribute is used concise into clinical language for doctors.

  4. pop-up: The content in this attribute will show as a pop-up box on Android. This attribute is used to prompt health messages to the patients and/or action items to the health workers.

  5. input-type: This attribute allows the user to insert values depending on the different types. There are 5 main input-types:

    1. number: prompts a text box to insert numeric values

    2. text: prompts a text box to insert text values

    3. duration: prompts a text box to select duration from days, weeks, months, years

    4. date: prompts a text box to select date in dd/month/yyyy format

    5. range: prompts a text box to select a numeric range with pre-defined unit eg. 4-5 days or 10-12 cigarettes per day

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STEP 8: In order to trigger the right physical exams on the screening/chief complain protocol, type the second and third level nodes of physical exam protocol in the contnt content box in exact way as it is written in the physical examination protocol.

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