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Urine colour is "Pale Yellow" for most patients. HIV is "Non Reactive" for most. Put that text in the test's Default Value and it is already in the result box when the report opens. The technician changes only what is different.
Less typing on long reports
On a long urine routine, staff change only the lines that differ from the usual result.
Same wording every time
Shortcuts put the exact approved sentence on the report, with no spelling slips.
Set a Default Value
- Open the test
In LIST OF TESTS, double-click the test. - Type the usual result
Fill Default Value. Values you typed before are offered as you type. - Save
Click Save.
From then on, the default is copied into the result when a new Patient Entry with this test is saved. When Test Report opens, any empty result box also gets the default.
Add shortcuts for common results
- Type a shortcut row
In the same test, fill Shortcut (for example nr) and Result (for example Non Reactive). Tick Abnormal Result if this result should show in red. - Add it
Click Add. The row appears in the list with Edit and Del. Add as many rows as you need, then save the test. - Use it
In Test Report, type the shortcut in the Result cell. A tip beside the cell lists that test's shortcuts. When you leave the cell, the shortcut turns into the full result.
While you type a result, Test Report also offers every result saved earlier for the same test.
Questions people ask
I added a default but an older patient's result is blank.
Entries saved before you set the default do not have it. Test Report fills it only into empty result boxes when the report opens.
Does a default ever turn red?
Only a number outside the test's Min and Max, like any other result.
My shortcut did not change into the full result.
Check small and capital letters. "NR" and "nr" are different shortcuts.