You can specify the smoking status of a patient.
To specify a smoking status
In the Medical Alerts dialog box, click the smoking status button (the name and icon vary depending on the current status).
Note: If a smoking status has never been specified for the patient, the smoking status is "Never smoked tobacco" by default.
The Select Smoking Status dialog box appears.
Select a status:
Never smoked tobacco - Has smoked less than 100 cigarettes in lifetime.
Tobacco smoking consumption unknown - Unknown if ever has smoked.
Occasional tobacco user - Has smoked 100 or more cigarettes in lifetime and still does periodically but consistently.
Light tobacco user - Smokes less than 10 cigarettes (or equivalent) per day.
Heavy tobacco user - Smokes more than 10 cigarettes (or equivalent) per day.
Smokes tobacco daily - Has smoked 100 or more cigarettes in lifetime and still smokes daily.
Smoker - Has smoked 100 or more cigarettes in lifetime but currently unknown if still smokes.
Ex-smoker - Has smoked 100 or more cigarettes in lifetime but does not currently smoke.
To specify the Start Date of the smoking status, do one of the following:
To enter a date, do any of the following:
To change the month, click the month portion of the date and then enter a month as a 1-digit or 2-digit number.
To change the day, click the day portion of the date and then enter a day as a 1-digit or 2-digit number.
To change the year, click the year portion of the date and then enter a year as a 2-digit or 4-digit number.
To select a date, do the following:
Click the down-pointing arrow to view a month calendar.
Navigate to the correct month using the left and right arrows.
Note: To quickly change the year and month, click the month-year at the top of the calendar, navigate to the correct year using the left and right arrows, and then click the correct month.
Click the correct day.
Click Update.