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DPX-IQ Operator’s Manual Basic Procedures 2-5
2.3.3 Add Patient or Select Patient
1. At the Options screen, select
#
. The Patient Directory screen is shown.
2. Was the patient scanned before?
• If yes, use the arrow keys to select the patient. Select
!
. The Mandatory
Information screen is shown. Make sure patient information is correct. (Refer to
section 2.3.4 to update mandatory information.) Continue with step 7.
•
If no,
select
&
. An empty Mandatory Information screen is shown. Continue
with step 3.
3. Record patient name, middle initial (optional), and last name. Select
0
after
each field.
NOTE: If necessary, you can delete a patient name from the Patient
Directory. Exit the program
before you start the scan
and select
/
until the Options screen is shown. Then select
"&
and use the
Delete Patient option.
4. Record the patient’s birth date, height, and weight (up to 300 lbs. or 136.4 kg). Select
0
after each record.
NOTE: To record patient height, use whole numbers and make sure
decimals greater than 0.5 are rounded to the next highest number.
5. Select
!
or
"
to record patient gender. Select
0
.
6. Select the number that relates to the patient’s ethnicity. Select
0
.
7. Select
!
. The Acquisition screen is shown.
Optional Information
Disease and fracture codes can be recorded as optional information. In addition, select
#
from the Mandatory Information screen to record other optional information.
Optional information is not necessary to complete an image acquisition.
2.3.4 Update Mandatory Information
Use the Scan Patient program to update mandatory information for the current patient
scan file and database information for future scans.
1. At the Options screen, select
#
. The Patient Directory screen is shown.
2. Select the patient name. Select
"!
. The Mandatory Information screen is shown.
3. Move the cursor to the necessary field.
4. Record the new information. Select
0
to move the cursor to the next field.
5. Select
!
to save changes.