BD BACTEC FX - 5.3.7 Culture - Patient Display

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5.3.7 Culture – Patient Display
Culture – Patient appears when you select Culture from the Status display. It shows patient related
information for any specimens. Culture – Patient is primarily intended for searching for specimens
attached to a particular patient record. These functions can be performed:
• Recall all specimen records for the entered patient ID
• Disassociate an accession from the patient record (see Disassoc(iate) button below)
• Change a patient name
When the Culture – Patient display is first accessed, it is in search mode (indicated by Search icon at
top left of the display. To locate the desired information, select either the Patient ID or Patient Name
field and enter the characters to search for via the onscreen keyboard. For Patient ID, you must enter
the whole ID. For Patient Name, you can enter a partial name. Select Enter to exit the Keyboard
display and execute the search. You cannot search if you do not enter characters in the Patient ID or
Patient Name field.
Any specimen records appear in the Specimen window (bottom half of display). Initially, the first
specimen record is highlighted. You can select the Specimen or Vial tabs to see additional information
on the highlighted specimen.
When new information is added, or a field is changed, the field name appears highlighted until the
information is saved.
The barcode readers are disabled when the Culture – Patient display is in use.
When LIS is enabled, the Culture – Patient display is confined to Search mode.
Note that in a BD EpiCenter configuration, you cannot enter Patient ID or Patient Name at the
instrument. Also you cannot disassociate a specimen (accession) from a Patient ID. These operations
can only be performed at the BD EpiCenter system.
You cannot access Culture displays in an instrument that is in degraded mode.
To access Culture – Patient:
Culture – Patient Display Fields:
Patient ID
Select the blank field to access the onscreen keyboard. Enter up to 16 characters, excluding
the following:
# * [ ] | ? !
Once the record is saved, the Patient ID cannot be modified.
Patient ID cannot exist without associated vials/specimens. Patient ID can exist without a
Patient Name.
Patient Name
Select the blank field to access the onscreen keyboard. Enter up to 40 characters, excluding
the following:
# * [ ] | ? !
You cannot enter a Patient Name without a Patient ID attached.
From the Status display, select Culture