Symptom Tracking
Log symptoms, track their progression, and share with your doctor.
Symptom Tracking
Symptoms are distinct from daily check-ins. A check-in captures how you feel overall; symptom tracking captures specific, named health events — headaches, fatigue, pain, nausea, or anything else you want to monitor over time.
What You Can Log
When you add a symptom, you provide:
| Field | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Yes | What the symptom is (e.g., "Headache", "Lower back pain", "Fatigue") |
| Severity | Yes | mild, moderate, severe, or critical |
| Onset date | Yes | When it started (defaults to today) |
| Notes | No | Free-text context — triggers, location, associated factors |
Severity Guide
| Level | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Mild | Noticeable but not limiting daily activity |
| Moderate | Affecting how you function, but manageable |
| Severe | Significantly limiting activity or causing real distress |
| Critical | Debilitating or potentially requiring immediate care |
If you log a critical symptom, AVYCENNA will prompt you to consider seeking medical attention. The app cannot call emergency services — if you have a medical emergency, call your local emergency number.
Active vs. Resolved Symptoms
Symptoms remain active until you mark them resolved. When a symptom resolves, you record the resolution date. The symptom then moves to your history but stays searchable.
- Active symptoms appear on the home screen and in your doctor's patient view (if you've granted access).
- Resolved symptoms are part of your longitudinal record — useful for pattern analysis and for recalling what happened during a check-up.
You can reactivate a resolved symptom if it returns.
Symptom History and Patterns
The symptom history view lets you:
- See all symptoms sorted by onset date (newest first by default)
- Filter by severity, status (active/resolved), or date range
- View duration: how long each episode lasted
- Identify recurring symptoms: if "Migraine" appears 4 times in 3 months, that's visible at a glance
AI insights can reference your symptom log. For example, if you consistently log headaches on days with poor sleep, Claude may surface this correlation in your insights.
Sharing with Your Doctor
Symptom data is private by default. Your doctor can only see your symptoms if you explicitly grant them symptoms access via the grant system.
When your doctor has symptom access, they see:
- All active and resolved symptoms
- Onset and resolution dates
- Severity at each log entry
- Your notes
They cannot edit, delete, or add symptoms on your behalf.
Tips for Useful Symptom Logging
Be consistent with names. Use "Headache" rather than sometimes "Headache" and sometimes "Head pain" — this makes pattern detection more reliable.
Log onset accurately. If a headache started yesterday, set the onset date to yesterday. Duration calculations depend on it.
Use notes for context. "Headache — started after long drive, right side, no aura" is far more useful three months from now than "headache."
Don't wait for severe symptoms. Mild symptoms that recur are valuable data. A mild monthly headache logged consistently tells a better story than a severe one logged once.
Resolve symptoms promptly. When something clears up, mark it resolved with the actual resolution date. An active "mild headache" from six weeks ago pollutes your active symptom list.