Specimen Setup
The Specimen Setup screen is where you define the sample types accepted throughout both VetView Labs and Hospital. In addition to the specimen types, you can also define the allowed containers for specimens, the conditions of each specimen, and the gross anatomical site from which a specimen can be drawn (optional.)
Specimen Tab
All of the existing specimens in the system will load on the tab when you first open this screen. You can sort by the columns, scroll through the list using the pagination, or search by the specimen code or standard code. You can also filter out inactive specimens.
Edit Specimen
Select a row and click on Edit Specimen to modify an existing one, or double click a row to open the edit specimen window.
Add Specimen
Clicking on the Add Specimen button will open a blank Edit Specimen window.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Active Flag | Indicates that this specimen is active and available in the system. By default, all specimens are available on the Labs side when they are active. |
| Hospital List | Indicates that this specimen should also be available on the Hospital request list. (Specimens for the hospital can be restricted under Catalog setup, if there are certain tests that can only contain one type of specimen.) |
| Specimen Code | The name of the specimen as it will appear in drop down menus. |
| Description | Additional information about this specimen, such as more details of the location, or how it should be prepared |
| Synonyms | Any common words that can be used as an equivalent for this specimen. For example, "Saliva" may have a synonym of "spit" to ensure that both key word look ups return the same specimen. Each specimen can support as many synonyms as necessary. Synonyms can also be removed if they will not longer be used. |
| Last Updated Date | The last date that this Specimen was modified. |
| Last Updated By | The last user who made changes to this specimen and saved them. |
| Save Button | Saves the changes to the specimen and applies them through the system, then closes the window. |
| Cancel Button | Cancels the changes and does not apply them, and then closes the window. |
Container Setup Tab
Condition Setup
Site Setup
VetView Wiki Most recent releases of VetView: Version 4.2.5 Hotfix (Released 10/31/2024)