IDEXX VetLab
®
Station
Quick Reference Guide
Initiate a Sample Run
This can be done either with or without a connection to a
practice management system.
A
If you have either basic or no integration with your
practice management system:
1. Tap
Analyze Sample
.
2. Enter client and patient information and tap
Next
.
3. Select a
Reason for Testing
option and tap icon to select for current analysis.
4. Tap
Run
.
B
If you utilize IDEXX SmartLink
®
or IDEXX InterLink
TM
technology:
1. Tap desired patient from the Pending List or Census List and then tap
Run
.
2. Select
Reason for Testing
,
Confirm Life Stage
and
Doctor
options.
3. Tap icon to select for current analysis.
4. Tap
Run
.
Enter SNAP
®
Test Results
Include SNAP test results in the patient’s diagnostic report and in the
electronic record.
1. Include a SNAP test when you initiate a sample run.
2. Tap the SNAP icon in the patient-specific job status area on the
Home screen.
3. Tap the image that matches your SNAP test results.
4. To add comments, tap
Edit
, enter the information, and then tap
OK
.
5. Tap
OK
to save the SNAP test results.
Print a SNAP Log Report
Print a comprehensive SNAP Log Report for a
specified time.
1. Tap the green SNAP icon on the Home screen and
tap
Print SNAP Report
. Select a date range for
your report.
2. Tap
Print SNAP Log
for a detailed report about
each test run for the specified time.
Or
Tap
Print SNAP Summary
for a report that displays
the number of SNAP tests run for the specified time,
plus a pie chart indicating the number of positive and
negative results for each test.
Trend Patient Results
Monitor patients and compare results over time to see subtle changes
and response to treatment.
1. Tap
Records
on the Home screen.
2. Select the desired patient and tap
View Records
.
3. Select 2–6 lab results and tap
Trend
.
4. Select 1–6 parameters to graph and then tap
Trend
.
Use Interpretive Guides
See common causes and get help interpreting your abnormal
diagnostic results.
1. On the Records: Test Results screen, tap an underlined parameter to
view its interpretive guide.
2. Tap
Print Page
to print the information.
Add a Test to an Existing Patient Run
Attach additional test results to previously completed lab runs.
1. Select a patient from the Recent Test Results List on the Home screen
and tap
Add Test
.
2. If applicable, select a
Reason for Testing
option.
3. On the Select Instruments screen, tap an analyzer or SNAP icon.
•
Tap
Append Results
to add the results (all original results are kept).
•
Tap
Merge/Replace Results
to add results for tests new to the lab
run and
Replace Results
for test that are repeated.
•
Tap
New Results
to add the results to the patient’s record as a new
set of lab results.
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