Tests can be edited in the following ways:
- Edit the options available within the dropdown menus and multiselects located within a specific exam test.
- Set the order of the options available within the dropdown menus and multiselects.
- Set normal values for a test field.
- Set finding as Abnormal.
- Select the order of the tabbing feature.
- Edit the font of dropdown menus and multiselects.
- Note: Fields for OD and OS must be edited separately.
Instructions
The values options that display in a test's dropdown menus and multiselects are controlled by accessing Values. Note: Not all fields have Values available.
- Click in the field you want to edit.
- Access the Values tab.
- Review the list of values options. Check the values you want to appear or uncheck the values that should not appear in the dropdown or multiselect.
- Values that are not checked are deactivated and cannot be edited.
- Deactivated values are not removed from historical encounters. The data is displayed within the original encounter that used the test and within the View Test History for that test.
- Values that are deactivated can be activated.
- The order of the listed values can be updated by selecting the ellipsis and dragging and dropping the value to its desired position within the list.
- Values that are not checked are deactivated and cannot be edited.
- Click a Value within the list to update Default Normal, Abnormal Finding, and other options appropriate to the Value. See Example
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- Not all Values have the same options.
- This step does not apply if only deactivating, activating, and/or changing the order of a list.
- Fields for OD and OS must be edited separately.
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- In the Edit Value modal, update the information.
- Click 'OK.'
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- Click 'Save.'
Option Description Value When the value is first added to the system, it must be entered as it should be displayed and cannot be edited. Abbreviation When the abbreviation is first added to the system, it must be entered as it should be displayed and cannot be edited. Default Normal Check this box if you want the test to always default to the value when the "Test results normal" button is selected within the test. The value in the list that has been setup as Default Normal is displayed in italics. Abnormal Finding The value displays in the test with a light yellow background with an orange border if Abnormal Finding is checked.