Start A Test For A New Patient; Enter Patient Information - GE MAC 5 A4 Operator's Manual

Start a Test for a New Patient

Start a test for a new patient in the Acquisition screen.
1. Select the New Patient icon located in the upper right corner of the Acquisition
screen:
If
A patient test is open with unsaved data, a
message opens that unsaved patient data
will be lost.
Electrodes are put on a patient and then
removed or disconnected for more than 30
seconds, a warning message displays when
the electrodes are put on a patient again.
2. If there are pending print tasks in the queue, a message opens that pending print
tasks will be deleted from the queue.
• Select Continue to delete pending print tasks and start the test for the new
• Select Cancel to cancel the test for the new patient, and complete the
3. The Patient Information screen opens, enter information for the patient.

Enter Patient Information

Use the methods below to enter or update patient data in the Patient Information
screen:
• Use a barcode reader, see
page
• Do ADT queries, see
• Open a patient record in the Patients list, see
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patient. The Patient Information screen expands.
pending print tasks.
Update Patient Information with a Barcode Reader on
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Query Orders or ADT for Patient Demographics on page
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Then
Select one:
• Select New Patient, all unsaved patient
data is deleted and you can enter new
patient data.
• Select Continue with Same Patient, the
patient information on the screen is used
for you to continue with the same patient.
Select one:
• Yes, Continue if you put electrodes on
the same patient, then the device will
continue a test for that patient.
• No, Clear patient info if you put
electrodes on a new patient, then the
device will start a test for the new patient.
Select a Patient from the Patients List
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Patient Information
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