4-2 Exam Preparation
4.1.1 New Patient Information
The Patient Info screen is shown as follows:
Place the cursor over the desired box. The field box is highlighted and a flashing cursor appears.
Information can be entered or selected from the options.
You can also change the cursor's position using <Tab>, <Enter> or the up/down controls.
Information includes:
1. General information
Patient ID
The Patient ID is generated automatically by the system after starting a new patient, and can be
modified manually. “\”, “*” or “?” is not permitted.
The ID can also be obtained using the bar code reader.
Name
Enter the patient's name using the keyboard.
Gender
Select Male, Female or Unknown for patient gender from the drop-down list.
DOB (date of birth):
You can either enter the patient's date of birth manually,
Or click
to select the date, and click [OK] to finish.
Age
Auto-generated age: once the DOB is obtained, the system displays an auto-
generated age in the field box. The unit can be “Years”, “Months” or “Days.” If the age is
less than one year, the system will automatically calculate the age in months or days.
You can also enter the age manually.
When you enter dates manually, enter them in same the format as that of the system.
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