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PKC offers a variety of Couplers for screening, diagnosing, and managing different health problems. The exact list of Couplers available to each user depends on the arrangements between PKC and the user's employer or clinic.

All of our currently available Couplers are listed alphabetically below.

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limited maintenance Coupler

Indicates a limited-maintenance Coupler, which is updated and revised less frequently than other Couplers.

 
Abdominal Pain Diagnosis

This Coupler helps to determine the cause of pain or discomfort in the abdomen. It is appropriate for both adults and adolescents and is intended for those who do not have an immediately life-threatening problem.

Abnormal Vaginal Bleeding Diagnosis

Abnormal vaginal bleeding includes heavy menstrual flow, unusually long or short cycles, spotting between periods, and bleeding after menopause. This Coupler captures the information needed to help you and your provider find the cause of the bleeding.

Acid Reflux Disease Management

Acid reflux disease can interfere with your daily activities and disrupt sleep. The right treatment can keep this annoying problem under control. This Coupler will help you understand and manage your acid reflux disease effectively.

Acne Management

To manage your acne, you need to know what causes it and how different acne treatments work. This Coupler contains information about medications used to treat mild, moderate, and severe acne, as well as nondrug therapies and skin-care tips.

Acute Low Back Pain Triage

Low back pain is common and usually benign. But it can signal a serious medical problem. This Coupler identifies red flags that will alert your doctor that further evaluation is required. If you have no red flags, you can use the Coupler to learn strategies for managing your back pain and returning to normal activities.

Adolescent Wellness Visit: 11 to 17 Years

This Coupler provides guidance for adolescents, parents, and healthcare providers on numerous health issues. It contains clear, objective answers to sensitive questions about mental health, sexuality, and relationships, and offers factual advice for maintaining a healthy lifestyle and managing disease risks.

Advance Directives: Living Will and Healthcare Proxy

Who should make medical decisions for you if you are unable to make them? Under what conditions would you want to be kept on life-support? This Coupler explains how to make your wishes known before a crisis situation occurs.

Angina and Stable Coronary Heart Disease Management

If you've been diagnosed with coronary artery disease, it's important to take steps to prevent a heart attack. This Coupler helps you design a comprehensive and personalized management plan for treating your coronary artery disease.

Asthma Management

Keep asthma under control and avoid asthma attacks with medications and lifestyle modifications. This Coupler helps you identify and control asthma triggers and helps you and your doctor design a personalized treatment program.

Birth Control Choices

Get the information you need to decide which birth control method is right for you. This Coupler integrates information about your medical history, lifestyle, preferences, and practical considerations to provide a list of birth control choices for you to consider.

Blood in the Urine Diagnosis

This Coupler can help your doctor determine the cause of blood in the urine (hematuria), whether it is visible to the eye or a microscopic amount. Hematuria should be confirmed by a lab test before using this Coupler, since urine is sometimes discolored for other reasons.

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Management

If you've been diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome, this Coupler will help tailor a treatment plan that's right for you.

Chest Pain Diagnosis

If you have experienced pain or discomfort anywhere in the chest, this Coupler can help determine the cause of the problem.

Cholesterol and Triglycerides Management

Control your cholesterol level to stay healthy and reduce the risk of heart disease. If you have been diagnosed with high cholesterol, this Coupler can provide personalized guidance for keeping your cholesterol levels under control.

Computer Workstation Ergonomics

If you spend lots of time at a computer, you know that it can affect your muscles, joints, and eyes. This Coupler will help you arrange your computer workstation and develop work practices to reduce joint and muscle pain, as well as eyestrain.

Constipation Diagnosis

Constipation is a condition characterized by infrequent bowel movements (fewer than 3 a week), hard stools, or difficulty passing stools. The difficulty may involve straining or a sensation of blockage. This Coupler, intended for adults, helps identify the cause of the constipation.

COPD Management

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) represents a group of chronic lung diseases that cause shortness of breath. This Coupler includes drug and nondrug therapies, as well as self-care and coping strategies that you can use to relieve your symptoms, slow the progress of disease, and improve your quality of life.

Cough Diagnosis

If you have had a cough for more than 3 weeks, use this Coupler to help identify the cause.

Depression and Anxiety Diagnosis

Depression and anxiety can be symptoms of a physical illness or disease, or of a psychological disorder. This Coupler is designed to determine whether your problem is caused by an underlying medical condition. It does not include psychological disorders.

Depression and Anxiety Treatment Choices

If you've been diagnosed with depression or anxiety, this Coupler provides an overview of treatment strategies that are available and how they work. It is not meant for complicated cases that require psychiatric care.

Diabetes Management

Living with diabetes requires careful monitoring of your blood sugar and diet, as well as knowledge of potential health problems and risks. This Coupler provides help in managing diabetes mellitus, both type 1 and type 2, and gestational diabetes.

Diarrhea Diagnosis

Diarrhea is a condition characterized by the frequent discharge of watery or semisolid matter from the bowels. This Coupler assesses personal health history and any associated symptoms along with information about drugs, foods, diseases, and environmental contaminants to help identify the cause of diarrhea.

Dizziness or Vertigo Diagnosis

Use this Coupler to help identify the cause of your dizziness or vertigo. These conditions include the sensations that either you or objects around you are moving. Dizziness can also mean feeling faint, lightheaded, or unsteady.

Elbow Problem Diagnosis

This Coupler can help you discover the cause of an elbow problem, whether it's a new condition or a chronic problem.

Enlarged Prostate (BPH) Management

This Coupler is for men who have been diagnosed with an enlarged prostate (also called benign prostatic hyperplasia, or BPH). It includes a range of management options, including surgery, drug and herbal therapies, and experimental treatments.

Erectile Dysfunction Diagnosis

Erectile dysfunction is the inability to have or maintain an erection sufficient for satisfactory sexual intercourse. It can result from an underlying health problem or can be caused by certain drugs and medical procedures. This Coupler can help you identify the cause of erectile dysfunction.

Erectile Dysfunction Management

This Coupler provides treatment options for men diagnosed with erectile dysfunction. It helps you sort through the options to find a remedy that suits your lifestyle.

Failure To Thrive Diagnosis in Children Aged 2 to 5

Failure to thrive means that a young child is not meeting normal growth expectations. The condition is not always obvious and only consistent measurements can confirm the diagnosis. This Coupler uses growth information to help determine whether a child is failing to thrive and identifies possible causes.

Fainting Diagnosis

Fainting is an abrupt, but brief, loss of consciousness and the ability to stand. It is usually caused by a temporary decrease in blood flow to the brain and recovery is spontaneous. This Coupler can help determine the cause of fainting episodes.

Falling Risk Assessment and Prevention

Falls can be devastating for older adults. Use this Coupler to assess and address risk factors for falls.

Female Infertility Diagnosis

Learn more about the causes of infertility. Do you have risk factors that might make it more difficult to conceive? Understand how health issues, medications, and your lifestyle might interfere with your plans for getting pregnant.

Female Urinary Problems Diagnosis

Urinary problems include a frequent or urgent need to urinate, an increase in nighttime urination, and painful urination. This Coupler helps determine the cause of these urinary problems. If you have urine leakage, use the Urinary Incontinence Coupler.

Foot or Ankle Problem Diagnosis

A foot or ankle problem can slow you down and cause discomfort, whether it's a new condition or chronic problem. This Coupler can help uncover the source of the problem.

Hand or Wrist Problem Diagnosis

This Coupler can help you discover the cause of pain or another problem in your hand, wrist, or fingers, whether it's a new condition or a chronic problem.

Headache Diagnosis

If you have a headache problem, you can use this Coupler to help identify its cause. The Coupler provides a list of possible diagnoses that your doctor can investigate further.

Health History Screening

Use this Coupler to record your personal and family medical history, and any current symptoms or problems. The Coupler uses this information to provide guidance about appropriate screening or diagnostic tests and ways to prevent illness and stay healthy.

Healthy Eating

Take a look at your eating habits and find ways to improve your diet. This Coupler, based on current dietary guidelines, teaches you how to balance calorie intake with physical activity, and how to choose and prepare appealing and nutritious food.

Heart Failure Diagnosis

This Coupler helps identify the conditions that may be causing heart failure.

Heart Failure Management

If you already have a diagnosis of heart failure, this Coupler can help you and your doctor design a comprehensive treatment plan. There is usually no cure for heart failure, but treatment can relieve your symptoms and improve your quality of life.

High Blood Pressure Diagnosis

If you have had a blood pressure reading of 140/90 or more on two or more occasions, you may have hypertension, which is persistent high blood pressure. This Coupler can help reveal the cause of your high blood pressure and should be used before starting treatment.

High Blood Pressure Management

If you have high blood pressure (hypertension), this Coupler shows how to manage your condition with drug treatments and lifestyle changes. Keeping your blood pressure under control reduces the chances of heart or kidney disease, or stroke.

Hip, Groin, or Buttock Problem Diagnosis

If you have pain in your hips, buttocks, or groin area, use this Coupler to help identify the cause. If your pain is primarily in your low back, use the Coupler for Low Back Pain instead. If you have pain in more than one joint, use the Coupler for Joint Pain.

Hives Diagnosis

Hives can be a one-time allergic response or a symptom of a chronic condition. This Coupler helps identify possible underlying causes of hives, including medical problems, drug and food allergies, and environmental exposures.

International Travel Health

Plan ahead to ensure a safe and healthy trip. This Coupler lists required vaccinations for all countries and provides guidance on special health concerns. It includes safety tips and covers prevention of traveler's diarrhea, insect bites, and illness.

Itching Diagnosis

If you have an itching problem that is not related to an obvious skin condition, you can use this Coupler to help identify the cause of the itching.

Joint Pain Diagnosis

Joint aches and pains can have many different causes. This Coupler can help you discover the cause of joint pain that affects more than one joint, or that moves from one joint to another.

Knee Arthritis Management

If you've been diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis, this Coupler can help you design a comprehensive treatment plan.

Knee Injury Assessment for Patients

If you have recently had a knee injury, you can use this Coupler to get a preliminary idea of which knee structures might be involved. This can provide a base of knowledge for discussing the injury with a health professional and understanding the reasons that further tests may be necessary.

Knee Problem Diagnosis

This Coupler can help you discover the cause of a knee problem, whether it's a new condition or a chronic problem. You can use this Coupler whether your knee problem began after an injury or developed spontaneously.

Low Back Pain Diagnosis

Whether you have a new back problem or a chronic condition, this Coupler can help you isolate the source of low back pain.

Memory Problem or Confusion Diagnosis

Many factors can cause changes in mental sharpness, memory, and language skills. Based on your input, this Coupler provides a list of possible diagnoses that might explain recent cognitive changes.

Menopause Management

This Coupler helps you recognize the signs and symptoms of menopause. It presents the risks and benefits of hormone therapy and discusses alternative treatments for managing hot flashes and other symptoms. The Coupler also addresses the prevention of osteoporosis and heart disease.

Mental Health Screening

Are you concerned about your emotional well-being? This Coupler asks about symptoms and life problems that might be related to your mental health. It provides some guidance and helps you organize information to discuss with a health professional.

Migraine Management

If you've been diagnosed with migraine headaches, use this Coupler to learn about treatments that can reduce the frequency and intensity of attacks. The Coupler also contains information on migraine triggers that you can avoid to help prevent attacks.

Multiple Sclerosis Management

There is no cure for MS, but treatment can slow its progress and relieve symptoms. This Coupler includes treatment options for MS, as well as for related conditions such as bladder and bowel problems, eye problems, tremor, fatigue, and vertigo.

Musculoskeletal Screening: Strength, Flexibility, Posture

This Coupler provides a systematic way to identify problems with posture and limitations in strength and flexibility. It also provides an individualized exercise program to address any limitations

Nasal Allergies Management

If you have been diagnosed with a nasal allergy (allergic rhinitis), this Coupler can help you understand the condition and find an appropriate treatment. It also provides information about ways to reduce your exposure to possible triggers.

Older Adult Wellness and Health Review

This Coupler helps adults aged 65 and older to stay healthy and prevent future illness. The Coupler provides guidance about diet, exercise, lifestyle, medications, and safety.

Pediatric Back Pain Diagnosis

This Coupler can help you discover the cause of back pain in children or adolescents.

Pediatric Chronic Cough Diagnosis

If your child or teenager has had a persistent or recurrent cough for more than 3 weeks, this Coupler can help identify its cause.

Pediatric Enlarged Lymph Node Diagnosis

This Coupler can help identify the cause of enlarged lymph nodes (lymphadenopathy) in your child or adolescent.

Pediatric Joint Pain Diagnosis

This Coupler can help identify the cause of joint pain in your child or adolescent. The Coupler takes into account signs and symptoms, as well as diet, exercise, and risk factors.

Pediatric Overweight Diagnosis

Learn the reasons for childhood obesity and how being obese can affect other areas of a child's health. This Coupler evaluates potential weight and health problems of very young children above the 95th percentile in weight for length, and of older children with a body mass index (BMI) above the 85th percentile.

Pediatric Weight Management

This Coupler helps you design a comprehensive weight-management plan for children over age 2 whose body mass index (BMI) is above the 85th percentile. It includes weight-management strategies and information about health risks.

Periodic Health Evaluation Screening

If you have already used the Health History Screening Coupler, use this Periodic Screening Coupler to monitor your health in a systematic way. This Coupler can detect new problems and it provides reminders about routine screenings and wellness checks.

Physical Exam Screening

Your doctor can use this Coupler to conduct a structured and comprehensive physical exam that provides the basis for a complete personal medical record. Be sure to use the Health History Screening Coupler, too.

Preconception Guidance

What should you know before you become pregnant? This Coupler covers fertility and conception, diet, vitamins, and exercise. It helps identify possible risks posed by pre-existing health conditions, medications, harmful exposures, and family history.

Preparing to Have an Operation

If you're considering surgery, this Coupler can help you organize your medical history and any concerns you have, so your doctor, surgeon, anesthesiologist, and staff have all the information they need.

Ringing in the Ear or Other Sound Sensation Diagnosis limited-maintenance

This Coupler helps identify the cause of ringing or other sounds (for example, whistling or buzzing) in the ears.

Risk Assessment for Breast Cancer

Your family history and other factors can increase your chances of getting breast cancer. This Coupler helps you identify your personal risk factors and suggests steps you can take to improve your overall health and possibly reduce your cancer risk.

Risk Assessment for Colorectal Cancer

Your family history and lifestyle can increase your chances of getting colorectal cancer. This Coupler helps you identify your personal risk factors and suggests steps you can take to improve your overall health and possibly reduce your cancer risk.

Risk Assessment for Diabetes

Your family history and other factors can increase your chances of developing diabetes. This Coupler helps you identify your personal risk factors and suggests steps you can take to improve your overall health and possibly reduce your diabetes risk.

Risk Assessment for Heart Disease

Your family history and other factors can increase your chances of developing heart disease. This Coupler helps you identify your personal risk factors and suggests steps you can take to improve your overall health and possibly reduce your heart disease risk.

Runny or Stuffy Nose Diagnosis

Rhinitis, the inflammation of the mucous membranes, can cause nasal congestion, nasal discharge, or postnasal drip. This Coupler can help identify the cause of an unexplained runny or stuffy nose.

Shortness of Breath Diagnosis

If you find yourself short of breath or if your breathing seems difficult, labored, or uncomfortable, this Coupler can help discover the cause of the problem.

Shoulder Problem Diagnosis

This Coupler can help you discover the cause of pain or another problem in your shoulder, whether it's a new condition or a chronic problem.

Sleep Problem Diagnosis

If you are having a sleep-related problem, use this Coupler to help identify its cause. Sleep problems include difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep, excessive sleepiness, and abnormal behaviors that occur when you are asleep.

Snoring Diagnosis

This Coupler helps determine the cause of snoring in adults. It provides strategies to reduce snoring and to diagnose and manage sleep apnea, the temporary cessation of breathing during sleep, which is a common cause of snoring.

Sore Throat or Other Throat Pain Diagnosis

This Coupler helps determine the cause of sore throat or other throat pain in adults. It includes both infectious and noninfectious causes of throat pain.

State Required Newborn Screening Tests

What screening tests will your newborn need? This Coupler identifies required tests and other tests that might be important, based on your baby's family history and disease risks.

Swallowing Problem Diagnosis

Use this Coupler to help determine the cause of swallowing difficulty. Swallowing difficulty, also called dysphagia, may involve difficulty in starting to swallow or the feeling that food or liquid is not passing freely through the esophagus.

Tobacco: How to Quit

This Coupler can help you design a personalized program with a step-by-step approach for giving up smoking. If you're a former smoker, the Coupler can provide suggestions and support for staying free of tobacco. The Coupler can be used by adults and adolescents.

Tremor or Shaking Diagnosis

This Coupler helps to determine the cause of tremor, an involuntary, rhythmic shaking of part of the body. The Coupler also provides information about tremor in relation to general health and physical functioning.

Urinary Incontinence Diagnosis

Use this Coupler to help determine the cause of urine leakage (incontinence), whether it occurs during the daytime or at night. Incontinence includes the loss of urine when sneezing or laughing, as well as difficulty controlling urine flow.

Vaginal and Vulvar Problem Diagnosis

This Coupler helps identify the cause of symptoms that affect the vagina or vulva, such as pain, irritation, itching, bleeding, or discharge. The Coupler can be used by both adult women and adolescent girls who have begun menstruating.

Vomiting Diagnosis limited-maintenance

If you have a vomiting problem, this Coupler can help determine the cause. The Coupler is appropriate for adults.

Weight Management

Manage your weight to stay healthy. Use this Coupler to educate yourself about health problems associated with being overweight and to learn strategies for achieving and maintaining a healthy weight

Well Child Visit: 1 Week to 10 Years

Before the physical exam, parents can use this Coupler to record a child's family history, developmental milestones, and general health status. The Coupler includes information about recommended screening tests and how to address any problems identified.

Wellness and Health Review

Use this Coupler to assess your overall health and well-being, including physical health, nutrition, lifestyle, and behaviors. The Coupler, appropriate for adults aged 18 and older, provides individualized advice for maximizing your health and personal safety.