User's Manual

Acclarix LX9 Series Diagnostic Ultrasound System User Manual Exam Operation
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Figure 4-2 Patient Information Page
The top three lines are for entering the patient last name, first name, ID, exam accession number, and
DOB (Date-of-Birth) or age. If date of birth is entered, the age is automatically calculated.
Note:
By default, the patient name has two fields: family name and given name. It can be configured to be
one field in the Patient Setup screen (See section 11.1.2 for detail).
The next line shows the current transducer and the preset that will be used for the current exam. The
preset can be changed by clicking the drop-down menu and selecting another preset associated with
the current transducer.
The lines below the preset selection vary depending on the current preset and display fields that are
preset-specific. All the possible patient information fields you may need to fill in are listed below:
 Gender: Select the patient‟s gender: “M” (Male), “F” (Female), “O” (Other), or “<blank>”. “F” is
default for gynecology, obstetric and breast exams; “M” is default for prostate exam and testis
exam; <blank> is default for all other exam types.
 LMP: Last Menstrual Period (yyyy/mm/dd or mm/dd/yyyy), If LMP is entered then GA and EDD
are calculated. Entering EDD does not impact LMP. An LMP more than 300 days ago is
considered invalid.
 GA: Gestational Age (xxWyD), it is auto-calculated when LMP or EDD is entered (only in OB
Exam).
 EDD: Estimated Date of Delivery (yyyy/mm/dd or mm/dd/yyyy), if EDD is entered then GA is