Customizing The System; Setting Patient Test Options; Setting Patient Data Entry; Setting Urine Creatinine Units - Siemens DCA Vantage Operator's Manual

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Customizing the System

You can customize the analysis and reporting characteristics of your
DCA Vantage system. You can specify the data, comments, and reminder
schedules, for your lab. You can also schedule and change the configuration
of control tests.

Setting Patient Test Options

Use the Patient Tests menu to access the screens that specify the data you
enter with patient tests, and to view what factors control how some patient test
results are calculated.

Setting Patient Data Entry

Use the Patient Data Entry screen to specify the data and comments you enter
when running a patient test, and what data you enable only or require. Only
the data you select as enabled displays. If you select required, you must enter
a value for that specific data before you can exit the screen.
1. At the Home screen, select
2. Select System Settings
3. At the System Settings menu, select
4. At the Additional Settings menu, select
5. Select
Data Entry
6. Select then select
Enabled
following options:
• Sample ID
• Patient ID
• Last Name
• First Name
• Operator ID
• Comment 1–8
7. To save the settings, select

Setting Urine Creatinine Units

Use the Creatinine Units screen to set the units for creatinine results to either
mg/dL or mmol/L.
1. At the Home screen, select
2. Select
System Settings
3. At the System Settings menu, select
DCA Vantage Operator's Guide
Menu .
from the Menu screen.
Additional Settings
.
(if the data is required) for each of the
Required
.
Save
.
Menu
from the Menu screen.
Additional Settings
.
Patient Tests .
.
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