Beckman Coulter COULTER ACT 5diff - Page 105

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SAMPLE ANALYSIS
PATIENT/SAMPLE INFORMATION
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1) Demographics include patient name, age, date of birth, gender, clinic location,
physician, and comments.
2) The demographics are saved with the sample and printed or transmitted as part
of the full patient report.
c. If the Host transmission protocol is established, demographics are automatically
downloaded from the Host computer. You cannot edit information downloaded
from the Host computer.
2. Click to display the Worklist screen.
a. The fields on the right of the screen allow you to enter sample/patient information.
b. The optional information that can be entered includes:
1) Collect Date/Time
2) Location
Select from the drop-down menu or type it in.
3) Physician
Select from the drop-down menu or type it in.
4) Comments
allows you to enter sample comments; allows you to enter patient
comments (up to 50 alphanumeric characters).
5) Patient ID
If you enter demographic information and do not enter a Patient ID, the system
automatically assigns a Patient ID when the order is saved on the Worklist.
6) Last Name
If the patient’s demographics are already in the system, you can search on the
last name to find and display the rest of the information.
7) First Name
8) Date of Birth
Used to calculate age for the Age field. Can be used to determine flagging set.
9) Age
If a date of birth was entered, the patient’s age is automatically entered. When
entering manually, enter
Y for years, M for months, W for weeks, D for days. Can
be used to determine flagging set.
10) Gender
Select from the drop-down menu. Can be used to determine flagging set.
c. Click to exit the Worklist screen.