User guide

Chapter 3: Imaging 37
Imaging
• Done to save changes and return to
imaging.
To end the exam
1 Make sure that you have saved images and
other data you want to keep. (See “Saving
images and clips” on page 38.)
2 Press the
PATIENT key.
3 Select New/End.
A new patient information form appears.
Patient information form fields
The patient information form fields available depend
on exam type. In some fields you can select
Symbols to enter symbols and special characters.
See “Symbols” on page 10
.
Patient
• Last, First, Middle Patient name
• ID Patient identification number
• Accession Enter number, if applicable.
•Date of birth
• Gender
• Indications Enter desired text
• User User initials
• Procedure (button) Available if the DICOM
worklist feature is licensed and configured. See
the document
Sending and Receiving DICOM
Data on SonoSite Systems.
Select Back to save entries and return to the
previous screen.
Exam
• Type Exam types available depend on
transducer. See “Imaging modes and exams
available by transducer” on page 33.
• LMP Estab. DD (OB or Gyn exam) In an OB
exam, select LMP or Estab. DD and then enter
either the date of the last menstrual period or
the established due date. In a Gyn exam, enter
the date of the last menstrual period. The LMP
date must precede the current system date.
• Twins (OB exam) Select the Twins check box
to display Twin A and Twin B measurements on
the calculations menu and for access to Twin A
and Twin B screens for previous exam data.
• Previous Exams (button) (OB exam)
Displays fields for five previous exams. The date
for a previous exam must precede the current
system date. For twins, select Twin A/B to
toggle between Twin A and Twin B screens. (If
the Twin A/B control does not appear, select
Back, and make sure that the Twins check box
is selected.)
Select Back to save changes and return to the
previous screen.
• BP (Cardiac, IMT, Orbital, Transcranial, or
Vascular exam) Blood Pressure
• HR (Cardiac, Orbital, Transcranial, or Vascular
exam) Heart Rate. Enter the beats per minute.
Saving the heart rate using a measurement
overwrites this entry.
• Height (Cardiac exam) The patient height in
feet and inches or meters and centimeters. (To
change the units, see “Presets setup” on
page 22.)
• Weight (Cardiac exam) The patient weight in
pounds or kilos. (To change the units, see
“Presets setup” on page 22.)
• BSA (Cardiac exam) Body Surface Area.
Automatically calculated after you enter height
and weight.
• Ethnicity (IMT exam) Ethnic origin
•Reading Dr.
• Referring Dr.
• Institution
• Department ID