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Preparing for an Exam
You can start an exam without entering any patient information. To avoid patient identification errors, you should
always verify the identification information with the patient.
5.1 Acquiring Patient Information
You can acquire the patient information in the following instructions:
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Create new patient information
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Retrieve archived patient information
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Receive patient information using the DICOM worklist
5.1.1 Beginning a New Patient
Press the
Patient
key on the control panel to display the
Patient Information
screen.
New Patient
Base Information
Exam Information
Patient ID
Last Name
First Name
DOB Age
D
MM/DD/YYYY
Sex Comments
Accession#
Description
Chief Compliant
Past History
Referring.M.D
Performing.M.D
Sonographer
Comments
OB
Weight kg lb
Height cm
BSA(m^ )
in
Auto
Patient List
WorkList
2
BP(mmHg) (KPa)
/
/Y
M
Unknown
OK
Cancel
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Figure 5-1 New Patient Screen
NOTE:
You can move the cursor by using the trackball, and then press the conrm key on the control panel to select
the desired item.
Perform the following steps to begin a new patient.
1. Enter relevant patient information