Preparing for analysis (registering information)

This chapter explains how to manually register the analysis order and the patient information before performing an analysis.

7.1 Work List functions

The Work List functions allow you to display, register, modify and delete analysis orders. You can register analysis information for up to 2,000 orders. You can sort, filter, search, save and restore analysis order.

7.1.1 Work List screen

Clicking the [Work List] icon in the Menu screen displays the screen shown below.Alternatively, you can also click the [Work List] button on the toolbar.

A maximum of 2,000 analysis orders can be stored.

● Toolbar

The button of the following functions are displayed.

[Regist.] Click to display the [Regist Order] dialog box.

[Modify] Click to display the [Modify Order] dialog box for the selected analysis order.

[Download] Click to download analysis orders from the host computer.

[Filter] Click to display a dialog box that allows you to set conditions for the data displayed in the order list.

[Sort] Click to display a dialog box that allows you to set the sorting order for the data displayed in the order list.

[Output] Click to output the data of the selected analysis order.

[Upper] Click to move the selection up by one row.

[Lower] Click to move the selection down by one row.

Filter/sort description

Order properties

Patient information

[Work List] screen Display switching button Order list

Font size button Toolbar

● Order list

The main screen of the Work List screen.

● Order properties

Displays the details of the analysis order selected in the order list.

It appears on the sub screen.

[FIND] Click to display a dialog box that allows you to search data.

[Pending] Click to switch the display between pending orders only and all analysis orders.

[File] Click to display a submenu. This can be used to save and restore data.

[Delete] Click to display a dialog box that allows you to delete the selected analysis order.

[Status] Displays the status of the order.

[PEND.] Indicates that the order has been registered.

[COMP.] Indicates that the analysis has completed.

[ERR.] Indicates that an error has occurred.

[Date] Displays the date and time at which the order was registered.

[Rack] Displays the rack number.

[Position] Displays the sample tube position number when the sampler analysis was performed.

[Sample No.] Displays the sample number.

The column to the right of the [Sample No.] column indicates how the sample number was obtained.

[B] : Hand-held barcode reader input [M] : Manually entered

[C] : Host computer queried

If you modify a sample number, an [M] is displayed.

[Discrete] Displays the discrete tests for the analysis parameters you specified in the [Work List] screen or the host computer.

[Patient ID] Displays the patient ID.

[Patient Name] Displays the name of the patient (first name, last name).

[Sample Comment] Displays the status of the sample entered by the user and other information.

[ITEM] All analysis items are displayed.

[Order] The analysis parameters for the order selected in the list pane are marked with a check mark ([V]).

● Patient information

Displays the patient information of the analysis order selected in the order list.

It appears on the sub screen.

● Filter/sort description

Shows what conditions were used to display the analysis orders. These are the conditions you specified in the filter and sort settings.

For the details on the settings, see below.

(➤P.7-10 "7.1.3 Sorting analysis orders")

(➤P.7-11 "7.1.4 Specifying data display conditions (filter)")

The following symbols are used.

Patient Name Displays the name of the patient (first name, last name).

Patient ID Displays the patient ID.

Date of birth, sex and age Displays the date of birth, gender, and age of the patient.

Ward Name Displays the patient's ward name or the name of the clinical service.

Doctor Name Displays the name of the doctor assigned to the patient.

Patient Comment Displays comments about the patient.

Note:

• For the details on registering each items, see below.

- Patient Name, Patient ID, Date of birth, sex and age:

(➤P.7-20 "7.2.2 Registering and modifying patient information") - Ward Name:

(➤P.7-27 "7.2.7 Registering and modifying ward names") - Doctor Name:

(➤P.7-29 "7.2.9 Registering and modifying doctor names")

• Items that have not been filled will not be displayed.

Symbol Analysis Method

[ ] Brackets The condition inside [ ] is considered one grouping. If there is a defined name, it is shown in front of the brackets.

e.g. A filter called "Weekly Retests" that restricts by [Date]:

Weekly Retests[Date[2010/05/05~2010/06/06]]

, Comma The conditions before and after the comma are combined with a logical AND.

e.g. Orders restricted by [Date] AND [Order Type]:

[Date[2010/05/05~2010/06/06],Order Type[Rerun]]

Patient Name Ward Name

Doctor Name Date of birth, sex and age

Patient ID Patient Comment

● Display switching button

You can click the display switching button to open/close the sub screens. Click to switch through the 4 patterns in the order "sub-screen (right and bottom)" → "sub-screen (bottom)" → "no sub-screen" → "sub-screen (right)".

● Font size button

To change the size of the characters and the line height in the sample list, click the character size button.

When you change the size setting of the characters, see "Administrator's Guide".

(➤Administrator's Guide,"Chapter 4: 4.3.3 Display settings")

| Pipe The conditions before and after the pipe are combined with a logical OR.

e.g. All orders whose [Order Type] is either [Rerun] OR [Reflex]:

[Order Type[Rerun|Reflex]]

: Colon Used between a setting and its value.

e.g. All orders whose [Print Graphic] setting under [Output Results] is [Outputted]: [Output Results[Print Graphic:Outputted]]

( ) Parentheses Indicates [Asc.] or [Desc.].

e.g. All orders sorted by [Analysis Date] in ascending order:

[Analysis Date(Asc.)]

> Greater-than symbol

Indicates priorities between sort conditions.

e.g. [Date] has higher priority than [Time]:

[Date(Desc.)]>[Time(Asc.)]

Note:

Multiple data can be selected as follows:

• Drag multiple consecutive rows while holding down the left button on the mouse or.

• While pressing Ctrl, click on the row that you want to select.

Symbol Analysis Method

7.1.2 Registering and modifying analysis orders

This section explains how to register and modify an analysis order from the [Work List] screen.