Biomedx Studio Software Guide

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This software requires Microsoft operating system XP, Vista, 7, 8, or similar emulationprogram if running on a mac. The installed computer needs internet access todownload the program, there is no software disc.

The following software guide is not inclusive of all the features you will find in theprogram as new features are periodically added. These new features areautomatically downloaded as available when your system is online and your license/subscription is current.

If the program is installed on a computer when on-line and then taken off-line, thecomputer will need to go on-line again for a few moments each month as the programwill call home for re-validation and to download any program updates. When theprogram is off-line there will be no access to the collective global database (if activefor research), for uploading client data to your Coalition for Health Education website,

or for other interface matters.

For any and all software issues, send email to [email protected]


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After your software purchase, you will get an email with a link to the download site. Clicking onthe link in the email will take you to the download page, click on the Install button.

The install program will check your computer for installed resources it needs to run, the mostimportant being the Microsoft .NET Framework. If your computer does not have this frameworkinstalled, the program will download this from the Microsoft site and install it.

Note: When downloading the .NET Framework from Microsoft, the install window can appearas if nothing is happening for 10 to 15 minutes. This is normal as the download is very largeand the servers can be slow. Once the framework is downloaded you will see the progress barmoving and installation will continue.


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The window shown below will appear on screen when the Studio app begins to install. This isnormal, click Install.

You will be asked to enter a valid activation code. Enter the code given to you in the email.


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As soon as you enter the code and click on Validate, the program will access the BiomedxStudio servers for confirmation. As this is a new program accessing the internet, if you have afirewall it will likely pop up and ask if it is allowed. You will need to give the program internetaccess permission, such as shown in the box below by clicking on Allow for all if you have an

AVG firewall. Also check the box, if given, to allow access permanently as the program will be

accessing the internet in the future.

If you take too long to enter your validation number, the window below will pop up. You will justneed to go back to the Biomedx Studio site and click Install again to bring up the activationscreen.


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When installed an icon will be put on your desktop and the program will open full screenas shown below. It typically opens to the last client you were working on but as shownhere there are no clients since the program is new and it has no data.

For navigation, the first thing you should noticeare two tabs on the upper left for Clients andOptions. You will need to click on theOptions tab to enter your basic information.


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From the options tab enter your name (as you would like it toappear on reports to your clients) and enter your email address.

Under printing you can check which reports you would like printedwhen printing to a local printer. All boxes are checked as the default.

Under PDF documents you can check which reports you would likeprinted if you are going to print a PDF file. Note that the items here aregrayed out. A PDF printer driver needs to be installed from:

To the left is the basic license information. Note the word Validate.If you move your cursor over this it will show like a button. Once amonth the software needs to call home to re-validate your license.

Your computer needs to be on-line and a single click here will do it.

Save any changes you make to this panel.

With the practitioners information entered, lets go back to the Clients tab.

Note these smaller tabs. If the arrow is down that meansmore info is under the tab. In the case of this tab, clicking

it drops down the database search option.

Since this is a new program, no clients exist thatwe can search. For this tutorial we will enter asample client.


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Lets enter fictional data for Annie Appleseed.

This image of a person is a place holder for apicture of the client (if you have one). If youenter Select, your computer will open the boxshown below and you can go to the folder youhave stored the clients photo to place it here.Clear will clear the image. Click Save to saveyour data.


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Entering History will drop down the clientcase history, since there is none for thisclient, we will need to enter a New Case.

After saving the client date you will see thison screen. Clicking Profile will drop downthe client data which you can edit if desired.

Once New Case is clicked, the right side ofthe page will open up your workspace andadditional navigation items will come into view.

You will probably want moreroom to work in the space atthe right. Click on Clients andthe client info will slide to theleft and be hidden from view.


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With the workspace in full view, you will notice a familiar entry screen. This is all of the data youhave obtained from your Flow Audit - orthostatic/clinostatic blood pressures and pulse, pH, rH2,conductivity values, all the Reams numbers, specific gravity and surface tension, other physiologicalmeasures and the urine dipstick info. It is formatted as it is on the manual Data Sheet.

As you enter data directly on this form, a color may appear according to the legend seen in the lowerright. If a value appears very high above norm it will appear a red blush color - if it is full red that is amarker that maybe the number is invalid as it is out of the typical range. As the scale shows, if thecolor were purple, that would be a value that would be on the very low range.

Moving your cursor over any icon will bringup a note on that icon. The three here arefor importing a case, running a case, andclosing a case. (Importing can be done withprior cases that may have been sent in withthe case mailer program prior to having

acquired the Studio program.) Clicking on this arrow icon will move youthrough each step of the process.

Clicking any of these 4tabs will open theworkspace to the 4 entryscreens that can be filledin for any case.

These tools will allow you to print and size the workspace.The horizontal slider bar sizes the workspace page to whatever you desire.


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Here is the input pagefilled in with data fromthe flow audit.

Entering the clients preferences and tendencies questionnaire is next. When this feature isconfigured, clients will be able to answer these questions (and the pre-existing conditions)directly, either from their home computer or from another computer in the office and it will bepulled into the case file when requested.


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Here is part of the pre-existing conditions screen. As data is amassed, you will be able to searchyour database as well as the global database of all practitioners using the Studio to search forany correlations or statistic related to any input you might define. While youll have access to theglobal database of all practitioners, before anyones data enters the global environment, it isstripped of all personally identifying information of the case itself.

The next step is to enter your personal notes of the case. This might be any information

uncovered in your client interview like drugs or supplements they might be taking, any issue theymight have, the single biggest thing they want to accomplish with their health, etc.

Once all the data is input the next step is to run the case. This is where the computer takes overand processes the data through its calculations and internal algorithm.

Once all data is input, run the case byclicking the arrow to go to the nextstep or click on the gear icon.


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If you did not input all the data, amessage box will pop up telling youwhich input has not been done. Youcan still run the case, but some of theother elements that get computed that

will return supporting confirmations(validation) of what the client says towhat the numbers say will not beavailable.

In the sample case of Annie Appleseed we are doing for this tutorial, we have entered randomanswers to the Preferences & Tendencies questions and the conditions survey. With full datainput into the case, running the case will immediately process it and the screen below will appear.

First thing you might note is the data sheet that is presented looks exactly like the manual datasheet, only now it is all filled in and the pertinent data that applies to each homeostatic controldata box is marked for you, and the algorithm has chosen the most likely homeostatic controlsthat are at issue for the input data (shown on next page). You will also note that 6 new tabs arepresent below the note tab and an Edit icon appears in the upper left next to the client tab.


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To see what is at the bottomof the data sheet you canscroll down with the scrollbar, your mouse wheel, oryou can resize the imagewith the sizing bar.

Here is where the algorithm has chosen the most likelyhomeostatic control issues looking at ALL of the data thatwas input that might be relative to that control. When anitem is circled the algorithm is saying that this is verystrongly the probable situation, when an item is underlinedthere was not quite enough to make a commitment but thetendency for that imbalance certainly exists.

For this particular data set, anote popped up, likely due tourine pH being too high andleukocytes present on the urinedip stick. It is something to beaware. As a good wellnesspractitioner, you already knowthat urine pH should never bealkaline and with an inverted orlower saliva pH and BPelectrolyte control issues, this isa potential stroke victim waitingto happen. This note remindsyou to pay heed to a possibleurinary tract infection whichmay be skewing the numberslike the urine pH.

The next step is to review

what the algorithm hasdetermined the controlissues are to what the clientresponse was to thepreferences and tendenciesquestionnaire.


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If the algorithm has calculated that there is a control issue based upon the flow audit numbersthat were input, it will look to the related questions on the Preferences and Tendencies data tosee how many of those answers validates the algorithms choice, or how many conflict withthat choice. Depending on the strength of the support or conflict, you might skew your protocolor diet parameters when choosing those items.

The next step is supplement selection.


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Here is the supplement workspace. Note how the background color in the workspace haschanged and there are no widget/tool selections in the lower right hand corner. That is becausethis page cannot be printed out and it is strictly for system input in order to generate a protocolpage that can be printed out and given to your client.

The items that popped up in the red box under critical were all of the supplements within thedatabase that the algorithm says this stuff is really important to consider for the wellness of yourclient. The items in the yellow box under recommended are for strong consideration. The ones inthe green box are to be pondered considering your clients situationin this case Ms. Appleseed.

Note the black contraindicated box. The items in this box would be strongly contraindicated for

your client based upon their unique biological individuality as defined by the data input which isspecifically pertinent to the biofeedback you obtained from the flow audit.

You might find things like Vitamin D on this list. Vitamin D is being touted today in larger quantitiesfor everyone, but is it right for YOUR clients chemistry? Or you might find fish oil and certainother fatty acids on this list. Surely everybody needs fish oil dont they? Thats what the healthfood business is saying. Well no. Not everybody. For some it will exacerbate an imbalance.

This program is unique in the wellness industry in that actually looks at a persons biologicalindividuality, and tells the practitioner what NOT to ever give their client.


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Looking closer at the supplementbox you will see that no supplementsare selected. Selection of a particularsupplement occurs when you clickon the down arrow for the drop downbox to input a dosage. Once a

dosage is selected, the check box onthe left will be marked.

While the programs algorithm canreturn only what it thinks is bestbased on the data input, we do notwant to rely on a machine for theultimate selection as this requires athinking person familiar with thenuance of the situation to ultimatelydetermine. Likewise, the dosage

that you feel is best for your clientalso needs to be manually entered.

In a supplement box, noteson any given supplementmight pop up as a reminderof that particular item inrelation to a specific situation

that if present you wouldneed to pay attention.

The suggested dosages that thecomputer returns are based on theparticular supplement in relationshipto the algorithms working of the datainput. There will often be a commenton maximum dosage recommended.Some supplement selections will bespecific to time of day, some specificto before, during or after a meal, andsome to the specific meal. If you donot like any of the choices, there is a

manual input where you can put inyour own recommendation.


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Here we have scrolled down the supplement list and find a box marked additional.

These are items that the computer could not select for a particular homeostatic control imbalancethat it may have calculated, but nevertheless a knowledgeable practitioner would know when to useany particular item listed here for specific numbers that are out of range on the data sheet which

might relate to specific wellness issues with which the client is faced. Selecting them here will putthem on the protocol sheet for the client.

After selecting the supplements and their dosages,the next step is to review the protocol sheet.


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Here is the protocol page. Note the blue background which tells you this is a printable item. At thistime the case has not yet been saved as the final answer, so the printing icons in the lower rightwill not be available until that is done.

Protocols are broken down as to when the client should take the specific dietary supplement. Upon

arising, at breakfast, midmorning, lunch, afternoon, supper, evening, or at bedtime. You will see thison the left hand column of the page.

You will also note that a light horizontal line might appear within a given time slot. Two lines arecapable of appearing in the slot for breakfast, lunch and supper. If the horizontal line appears on theupper half of the box as seen below, any item above that line is to be taken before breakfast, lunchor supper. If a line appeared in the lower half of the box, any thing below that line is to be taken afterbreakfast, lunch or supper.

If you elected to manually enter a dosage for a supplement, that supplement name and a data entrybox would appear on this page in each time slot and you could manually enter a dosage.

Any specific items you might want your client topay attention to can be entered in the notessection here by clicking your curser in the box.


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Based on Questionnaire: Diet 2Based on Chemistry: Diet 2Diet 1Diet 2

Based on Chemistry: Show only catabolic diet informationShow both anabolic and catabolic diet informationShow no anabolic/catabolic diet information

Based on Chemistry: Show only diet information for blood type OShow diet information for all blood typesShow no blood type diet information

For suggested dietary concerns of the client, there are 3 core selection options as shown,in this case as presented for the data entered for Annie Appleseed.

The first selection is overall diet. This is based on the energy production pathways leanedupon by the clients cellular mitochondria as expressed in their chemistry or from thequestionnaire (Preferences & Tendencies). This relates to the fast/slow oxidizer paradigmmany wellness practitioners are familiar.

Next the dietary guidelines can be expanded with information based on the clientschemistry as it relates to their anabolic or catabolic state.

And finally the clients blood type can be taken into consideration as it relates to foodlectin compatibility issues specific to their blood type.

The purpose of the diet page that can be printed out from these selections is not topresent a myriad number of rules and regulations that must be followed with strictcompliance, but to simply present the foods that are not necessarily beneficial and foodsthat would be most beneficial for the specific biology of the person whose numbers havebeen input into the system.

This gives people a lot of pleasure and room to move with their diet. Since we know theirbiological individuality, we dont have to guess and push people into becoming a veganthis or vegetarian that, a raw foodist here or a meat gobbler there. We can meet peoplewhere they live and with some adjustments, give them a state of wellness that is mostenjoyable.


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Here is the simple one page diet sheet with selections of foods in the category of fats, carbs, andproteins that would be most suitable for this persons chemistry. There is a note on the best andworst foods for the catabolic person, a note on possible lectin allergies for their blood type, andfootnotes for overall consideration.

There may be certain foods that appear on the list but things you know about your client and thatparticular food may warrant a deletion. If you double click on any food shown in the chart on thepage a line will be struck through it.

This completes the case. If you are happy with the results, you

can save the case by proceeding with a click on the blue rightarrow or clicking the save case icon.

If you wanted to edit the previously entereddata, you can select the edit case icon. Thesystem will come up with a message that ifyou edit data, the case results can change.


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Once you have saved your case, new icons appear.

In the lower right of the workspace you will now have a print button for the particular page you arelooking at. While you were working on the case with the ability to edit the input information, thecase was not yet finalized so no printing was possible.

The first icon in the upper left is for saving the case. While you cannot change the input data whichthe algorithm used to make its calculations, you can change the output of the protocol and dietpages.

The next icon with the X closes the case file.

The envelope icon sends your case via email to a mentor that is well versed in Flow SystemsAuditing so you can obtain personal assistance with the case if desired. You will need to have anaccount established with your mentor and clicking the icon will present the information youll needfor this purpose.

The print icon will print your case based on the pages you have selected to be printed in theoptions tab.


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Once you close the case the workspacewill go blank. Click on the Clients tab toopen up your client files.

The clients tab will open to the last clientyou were working on. In this case Annie

Appleseed. Note that we now have one

case listed for Annie. If this were a newday in the future, we might run a newcase. Or if we felt we just needed tomake a little modification to the protocolor diet, we could select the case desiredand make the appropriate changes anddo a new protocol and diet printout. Ifinformation changes from a new flowaudit, a new case input would have tobe entered.


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When you open a prior case it appears like this. All of your navigation buttons appear as whenyou were working on the case originally, and the protocol and diet pages on the date they weregenerated that you have saved with your case also appear.

If you wanted to tweak your clients protocol and diet, you could do that and save it with the case.The next time you open the case you will have the protocol and diet from that date along with theprior dates.

If it is felt that the clients chemistry has really changed or youre pondering their numbers inrelation to some new situation, you can do a new flow audit and begin a new case.

If you are a member of the Coalition forHealth Education and you want to uploadclient information from the Studiosoftware to the club interface where yourclient might track their pH, BP, glucose,etc., those configuration guidelines andcommunication protocols are part of theclub interface, tutorial will be found therein your practitioner portal.

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