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LAB DESCRIPTIONS

number

62.5

location

^LAB(62.5,

description

This file is basically a dictionary of abbreviated codes or notations which are used in the laboratory repeatedly. Each one of the 'canned' codes will expand to a full-length message whenever the code is typed in at a 'Select COMMENT:' prompt. Using these codes proves to be a great time-saver for lab users, and is especially helpful to the microbiology package (notorious for long,long names of bacteria and numerous comments on culture results). The Blood Bank and Anatomic Pathology modules use this file extensively as well.

Fields

#	Name	Location	Type	Details	Index	Description
.01	name(+)	0;1	FREE TEXT		B	This is the shorthand notation of a lab description.
.5	synonym	0;3	FREE TEXT			This field contains a synonym of the name, maximum of 9 characters.
1	expansion(+)	0;2	FREE TEXT			This is the full description of the name (lab description). It is NOT used for the anatomic pathology descriptions.
5	screen	0;4	SET OF CODES	L:LAB E:AP EM S:AP SURG C:AP CYTO M:MICRO G:GRAM STAIN F:FUNGUS T:TB P:PARASITE V:VIRUS Y:SPUTUM SCREEN W:SMEAR A:ORDER D:BB DISP R:BB TRANS X:BB TESTING Z:BB COLLECT I:AP GENERAL J:BB AUDIT K:GENERAL B:BB RELEASE		This describes the type of screen this lab description is associated with, i.e., gram stain, hematology, microbiology, accession comments, or smear/prep.
6	sorting group	0;5	FREE TEXT			This field is available for the user to sort the Lab Descriptions into categories of the users own choosing. For example, one screened set of descriptions could be divided into a number of different areas for printing on different pages.
9	plural	9;1	FREE TEXT			This is the correct plural form of the name.
10	specimen description	WP;0	WORD-PROCESSING			This is a description of the specimen that may be as long as you like. The FileMan word-processing editor may be used to modify the text. This is the description that is used for the anatomic pathology options and NOT the EXPANSION field.