GE Vivid S5 - Starting an Examination; Creating a New Patient Record or Starting an Examination from an Existing Patient Record

Getting started
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Starting an examination
Beginning an exam consists of three steps:
• Creating a new patient record or starting a new examination
from an existing patient record (see below)
• Selecting Probe and Application (see page 100)
• Start scanning (see page 100)
Creating a new Patient record or
starting an examination from an
existing patient record
Starting an examination
1. Press PATIENT.
The Patient Handling screen is displayed.
Figure 2-18: The Patient Handling Screen
2. Press CREATE NEW PATIENT.
To create an opera-
tor ID, see
page 637.
If the unit is password protected a Log In window will
appear asking for operator ID and password (as explained
in Figure 2-19).
Note: In case the password is not known, press
Emergency. This allows you to scan with the system,
without accessing long-term archiving of the exam.