7 Patient Data Management
Instruction Manual Pentacam® / Pentacam HR® (G/70700/0109/en)
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7.2
Entering new patients
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To enter a new patient in Patient Data Management, click [New].
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Enter the patient’s last name, first name and date of birth completely in the patient
window (8).
Fig. 7-2: Entering patients
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Optionally you can enter an ID number for the patient.
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To accept the entries you have made, click [Save]. The patient you have just entered
now appears in the patient list.
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Select this new patient from the patient list and start the Pentacam program
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7.3
Selecting existing patients
The patient list on the left-hand side of the screen displays all previously examined
patients in alphabetical order.
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Click [Search] to quickly find the patient you require from the list.
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Enter the patient’s name or the first letter of the name in the "Last name" field.
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Optionally you can search for the patient by entering his or her ID number, assuming
that patient was assigned one when first entered.
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Click the appropriate entry in the list to transfer that patient’s name to the patient
window. This also brings up a list of any previous examinations for that patient in
the examination window (bottom right-hand side).
Extended patient search: [Extended] checkbox
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Activate the [Extended] checkbox.
The screen displays additional search parameters which reference previous examinations,
for example. The procedure is similar to entering a new patient name.
Fig. 7-3: Extended search
