Use the Clinical Testing module to define “test batteries” (panels) and the individual test units (e.g. blood lead, cholesterol, glucose, LDL etc.) that are included in each test battery, enter clinical laboratory test results for employees, and to identify clinical changes in an employee by comparing test results.
Test units are set up by category (hematology, urine, drug etc.) and by result format (e.g. Y/N, numeric, text, and multiple choice), sex and age, and by low and high ranges for results. Biological Exposure Indices (BEI) can be identified in the clinical test units for reporting and linkage with the Industrial Hygiene module. Once created, laboratory test units are “batched” to form standard test batteries. The sample record entry screen includes the date and time of the sample, type of sample taken, whether or not a fasting sample, test battery and laboratory used, and any comments.
Clinical test results can be entered manually or through the direct transfer from the clinical laboratory using standard protocols used by most laboratories. A data transfer log can be viewed, edited and reprocessed in the event of an error in the transfer or records. The system also captures historic laboratory reference values in addition to current (user-defined) ranges.
Results may be entered in different units of measure according to each user’s system of measure (country) requirements. Depending on the conversion settings, results may be converted to another unit of measure and also converted from mass-based to mole-based units of measure.
Comprehensive reports include trend analysis, delinquent reports and employee summary reports for all completed tests including current and laboratory ranges at the time of the test. The system also displays all results for each employee for specific clinical tests for immediate identification of clinical changes.
This chapter explains how to:
set up clinical tests and test batteries (see Setting Up Clinical Tests and Batteries)
create a clinical test sample (see Entering a Sample)
enter test results manually or from an electronic file (see Entering Test Results or Importing Clinical Test Results).
To see the look-up tables used by this module and the reports available, see Module Reference. There may also be system settings that affect your use of this module; for more information, see Changing Your System Settings.