Creating Pathology & Radiology Test Requests
The Requests screen is used to create pathology, radiology, or other test requests for a patient. Access it from the Clinical Summary tab or from a Clinical Notes / General Consultations screen.
- Open the patient's record and navigate to the Clinical Summary tab.
- Click the
Requestbutton.
- The Requests window opens, showing the patient's demographic details at the top and three tabs: Pathology, Radiology, and Test/Other.
- Select the appropriate tab: Pathology, Radiology, or Test/Other.
- Click in the Search Tests field and enter a test code or part of the test name.
Pathology tests can be searched by code or name. Different providers may use different names for the same test - for example, searching "ESR" returns the Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate test, and "ANF" returns the ANA test.
- Locate the test in the results list. Double-click it to add it, or tick the checkbox next to it and click
Add >>. - Repeat for all tests required. Selected tests appear in the Tests to be Ordered section.
- Check the Request Date - it defaults to today's date. Change it if required.
- Enter any relevant Clinical Notes in the notes field.
- Click
Place Orderto submit the test request.
Click Clear Order to remove all selected tests and start the request again from scratch.
Using Commonly Ordered Test Groups
Commonly Ordered Test Groups let you add a predefined set of tests to a request in a single step, rather than searching for each test individually.
- Select the appropriate Commonly Ordered Test Group from the list.
- Double-click the group name to add all its tests to the Tests to be Ordered section.
To create or manage Commonly Ordered Test Groups, see the separate article: How to set Commonly Ordered Test Groups.