Set Your Objective Normals

• 1Open Templates in the app.
• 2Under Built-in, choose SOAP Note.

• 1The Objective section shows Specialty: …. Choose it to pick a different specialty.
• 2The physical exam follows the specialty, and your normal findings are kept for each specialty. See the Specialties guide.

• 1Vitals: type the default normal for each vital, such as temperature, heart rate or respiratory rate.
• 2Physical exam: type the normal finding for each body system, for example “Ears: Clean with no discharge or erythema AU.”
• 3Once you customize them, the SOAP Note card in Templates shows Customized with a link to its specialty.

• 1Assume normal when not mentioned: findings you don’t mention are written with your normal text instead of being left blank.

  Ears never mentioned

  On: “Ears: Clean with no discharge or erythema AU.” · Off: left blank

• 2Use default normal language for normals you mention: normals you mention are written in your default wording.

  You say “ears look fine”

  On: “Ears: Clean with no discharge or erythema AU.” · Off: “Ears: Ears look fine.”

Choose Reset Normals to go back to the PawfectNotes defaults. Notes already written are kept.

In the built-in SOAP Note, Subjective, Assessment and Plan are locked (“Not editable — duplicate the template to change it”). Choose Duplicate to Edit: it copies the template, including this specialty’s physical exam and your normal findings, into your own template that you can change completely.

Next: Build a custom template.