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title: "Completing the Symptoms Tab"
url: "https://help.healthbridgeclinical.co.za/en/article/completing-the-symptoms-tab"
language: "en"
last_updated: "2026-08-24T14:19:58.581Z"
---

# Completing the Symptoms Tab

## Completing the Symptoms Tab

**What:** The consultation tab where you select the patient's complaint and visit type.

**Why:** Choosing the right complaint and visit type tells Healthbridge Clinical which examination questions to surface next, instead of a generic checklist.

**When:** Early in a consultation, right after reviewing the Patient Overview and before moving to the Examination tab.

## Steps

## 1\. Select the complaint and visit type

*Location: Consultation › Symptoms tab*

Click the **'Symptoms'** tab. If your practice has set any up, ***\*'Custom Templates'***\* appear at the top, click one to apply it. Under **'Complaint'**, click the relevant symptom buttons (such as **'Fever'**, **'Headache'**, or **'Cough'**). Under **'Visit Type'**, click the type of consultation (such as **'General checkup'** or **'Chronic follow up - Diabetes'**). Selecting a complaint or visit type prompts Healthbridge Clinical to generate customised examination questions.

![Symptoms tab showing Custom Templates, Complaint pill buttons (Abdominal Pain, Anxiety, Back pain, etc.), and Visit Type pill buttons below](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/380d92e7-ae8a-4c12-b06f-ff79c5535760)

> **You should see:** the selected complaint or visit type is highlighted, and customised examination prompts may appear on the Examination tab.

> **Tip:** Filling in Complaint and Visit Type manually every time? Set up a **Custom Visit Template** for the visit types you see often, it surfaces the exact fields you need on the Symptoms and Examination tabs in one click, instead of picking each one by hand.