To edit a patient information form
You can edit patient information if the exam has
not been archived or exported and if the
information is not from a worklist.
See also "To edit patient information from the
patient list" on page 43.
1 Press the
key.
PATIENT
2 Make changes as desired.
3 Select one of the following:
• Cancel to undo changes and return to
imaging.
• Done to save changes and return to
imaging.
To end the exam
1 Make sure that you have saved images and
other data you want to keep. (See "Saving
images and clips" on page 42.)
2 Press the
key.
PATIENT
3 Select
New/End.
A new patient information form appears.
Patient information form fields
The patient information form fields available
depend on exam type. In some fields you can
select Symbols to enter symbols and special
characters. See "Symbols" on page 11 .
Patient
• Last, First, Middle Patient name
• ID Patient identification number
• Accession Enter number, if applicable.
•
Date of birth
• Gender
• Indications Enter desired text
• User User initials
• Procedure (button) Available if the DICOM
Worklist feature is licensed and configured.
See the DICOM user guide.
Select Back to save entries and return to the
previous screen.
Exam
• Type Exam types available depend on
transducer. See "Imaging modes and exams
available by transducer" on page 34.
• LMP Estab. DD (OB or Gyn exam) In an OB
exam, select LMP or Estab. DD and then enter
either the date of the last menstrual period or
the established due date. In a Gyn exam, enter
the date of the last menstrual period. The LMP
date must precede the current system date.
• Twins (OB exam) Select the Twins check box to
display Twin A and Twin B measurements on
the calculations menu and for access to Twin
A and Twin B screens for previous exam data.
• Previous Exams (button) (OB exam) Displays
fields for five previous exams. The date for a
previous exam must precede the current
system date. For twins, select Twin A/B to
toggle between Twin A and Twin B screens. (If
the Twin A/B option does not appear, select
Back, and make sure that the Twins check box
is selected.)
Select Back to save changes and return to the
previous screen.
• BP (Cardiac, IMT, Orbital, Transcranial, or
Vascular exam) Blood Pressure
• HR (Cardiac, Orbital, Transcranial, or Vascular
exam) Heart Rate. Enter the beats per minute.
Saving the heart rate using a measurement
overwrites this entry.
• Height (Cardiac exam) The patient height in
feet and inches or meters and centimeters. (To
change the units, see "Presets setup" on
page 22.)
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