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Acclarix AX8 Diagnostic Ultrasound System User Manual Exam Operation
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4.4 The Patient Information Page
The Patient Information Page is used to enter or modify patient demographic data. The following
figure is an example:
Figure 4-2 Patient Information Page(OB Exam)
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 a date of birth is entered the age is automatically calculated.
Note:
By default the patient name is two fields: family name and given name. It can be
configured to be one field in the Patient Setup screen (See section 9.1.2 for detail).
The next line shows the current transducer, and the preset that will be used for the current exam.
See section 8.3.1.2 for information on presets. The preset can be changed by clicking this
drop-down and selecting one of the other presets associated with the current transducer.
The lines below the preset-selection vary depending on the current preset (see section 8.3.1.2 for
detail). They show clinical information that is preset-specific.
 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