GE Vivid S70, User Manual

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Start an Examination
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Vivid S70 / S60
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User Manual
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Starting an examination
Creating a new patient record
1. Press Patient on the touch panel.
If required, log on by typing the user ID and password.
The
Archive
screen is displayed (Figure 4-2
on page 4-4
).
2. In the
Archive
screen select the desired dataflow.
3. Type the patient Last Name , and/or ID .
NOTE: The system can be configured to automatically generate a
patient ID (see page 12-65).
With the default configuration, the system automatically
checks whether the patient is already in the archive. The
result of this search is displayed in the
Patient
list.
Verify that the patient to be created is not already in the
Patient
list.
4. To create a new patient record, press New Patient .
The
Create new patient record
window is displayed.
Figure 4-1. The Create new patient record window
5. Enter additional patient information if required and press
Create .
The system is ready for scanning or the
Patient info and
exam
screen is displayed (Figure 4-3
on page 4-5
),
depending on the system configuration (see page 12-65).
If the system is configured to display the
Patient info and exam
screen, follow the steps below: