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.

Container Setup Tab

This tab defines the Containers that each specimen can potentially be stored in.  Containers are used in both Labs and Hospital equally.  

You can search for a container by its name, keyword, or synonym, or by a standard code.  You can also filter out inactive Containers. 

Edit Container

Select a row and click on Edit Container to modify an existing container, or double click a row to open the Edit Container window.

Add Container

Clicking on the Add Container button will open up a blank Edit Container window.

Condition Setup

The Condition Setup is where you define the allowed states of your specimens.  By default, all active conditions are available to both Labs and Hospital.

You can search for a condition by its name, keyword, or synonym, or by a standard code.  You can also filter out inactive conditions.

Edit Condition

Select a row and click on Edit Condition to modify an existing condition, or double click a row to open the Edit Condition window.

Add Condition

Clicking on the Add Condition button will open up a blank Edit Condition window.

Site Setup

The Site Setup tab is where you can define the anatomical sites from which a specimen is taken.  This field is optional for all lab specimens, but may be useful for certain tests or in research projects where different specimen collection sites could yield different results.

This can also be used in a more generic sense, to describe if a specimen was collected during a Field Visit, or collected while an animal was visiting the hospital facility. 

You can search for a site by its name, keyword, or synonym, or by a standard code.  You can also filter out inactive sites.

Edit Site

Select a row and click on Edit Site to modify an existing site, or double click a row to open the Edit Site window.

Add Site

Clicking on the Add Site button will open up a blank Add Site window.