In this tutorial, you will learn about Configuration Clinical Lab Values

View the tutorial video.

Clinical lab values are used in patient growth progression evaluation. 

Abbott Nutrition assumes no responsibility for the accuracy of laboratory test results entered into the program, or for clinical decisions based on these results, whether the values are within or beyond the High and Low values listed in the program or substituted or added by the user.

You may prefer to add tests other than those listed based on frequency of performance or usefulness in your NICU. Since NEONOVA can store only one value for each named field per day, you can list the same test several times on the Configure Screen if you anticipate the need to store multiple test results.

Caution Changes in Configure should be made carefully and only after discussion among all personnel who will use output from the program. All changes in Configure should be made by the System Manager and carefully documented.

Warning DO NOT Change the significance content of an existing variable once you have started to use and make entries in Neonova’s Patient Action day.  Create a completely new variable.

Caution After entering patient data that are to be saved, do not delete, substitute, or insert tests. Doing so could result in mismatched test names and test results for Patient Day Records already in existence. However, tests can be added to the end of the list in Configure without disrupting previously entered Patient Day Records.


IMPORTANT:  Clinical lab values are some of the most important configuration elements and should not be changed.

 

The available icons are :

 

•    Insert
•    Update
•    Delete
•    Refresh data grid
•    Filter
•    Save as
•    Report
•    Export to another system

To create or edit entry, use the Create/Update icons.
 

Nutrient name :  Nutrient being tested.

Unit :  is the unit of measurement used for calculation.

Basis:  is the reference calculation divisor, eg. /kg, /mL, etc.

Decimal digits:  is a parameter to configure the number of visible digits after dots that will be displayed on other main forms for that variable.

Abbreviation:  is the label used in some forms and reports to save space.

Allow input:  is a Boolean to inform the data entry of Patient ?  Action Day ?  Anthropometric data window whether or not to allow the input value for that variable.

Low, High:  are low and high values displayed to the user.  No processes are dependant of these values.

Lower allowed value, Higher allowed value:  are boundary values to delimit valid interval data.


 
Filter selection




 
Report

Report is not selection oriented, it will print all records.
 
 
In day to day operations, data entry is done from:

Current Patient ?  Action day ?  Clinical labs tab

 

and is used in Action review as a possible set of variables:
 
 
And in Patient intakes report
 
 

 

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