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Save button
Select to save any new or modified information to the database.
Clear button
Select to clear the information currently on the display (all 3 tabs).
Exit button
Select to exit the display and return to the Status display.
5.3.10 Plot Display
The Plot display enables you to generate a line graph, or plot, of the test readings of a specified
non-pending station. Both Fluorescence units and Positivity are shown on the graph.
Plot displays all test readings for a vial that are stored in the database.
The interpretation of plot graph information is not to be substituted for established laboratory
p
rocedures for determining the final positive or negative status of a culture.
To plot a vial’s readings, select the Loc
ation field on the Culture – Vial display. In the Drawer View
display that appears, select the desired station, then select OK. You are returned to the Culture –
Vial display. Select Plot to display the plot.
You can plot vials for up to 14 days after their removal from the instrument.
You cannot access the Plot Display in a
n instrument that is in degraded mode.
See Figure 5-11 for a sample Plot display.
To access Plot:
From the Status display, select Cu
lture
From the Culture – Patient display, select the Vial tab
Enter a vial sequence number in the Sequence field, or select the Location field and select a
station from the Drawer View display by tapping it, then selecting OK (note that you may plot
any vial that is still in the database, provided its status is not Pending)
From the Culture – Vial display, select Plot
Plot Display Fields:
Accession
Read-only field that shows the a
ccession number of the vial.
Sequence
Read-only field that shows the vial barcode seq
uence number. If the vial is Anonymous,
the value “Anonymous” is shown as the sequence number.
Last Loc(ation)
Read-only field that shows the most recent station number to which the vial was/is
a
ssigned.
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