About the Lab Results Applet
The Veteran Administration's Lab Results applet provides the mobile capability for VA staff to view a patient's lab results. This applet can be run in a standalone mode or when compiled with other applets into a larger compiled application.
Getting started
- Tablet, laptop, or desktop computer with WiFi or wired access to the Internet
- Enter a username/password, Facility then select "Sign In"
Applet Main Page - Tap the Applet Container Navigation icon and select Labs:
- Select Type:
- Orders
- Chem / Hem
- Microbiology
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Orders
- time range selections available:
- 1 Week (default)
- 1 Month
- 1 Year
- 2 Years
- Custom; Maximum span 6 years
- Records - the date and type of order are displayed in a list in reverse chronological order. The number of orders is shown above the list. If there are no records for the selected time frame "No Data Found" is displayed
- Selecting an order from the list view will display the details of the order in the right-hand pane, along with the last 5 orders if any have occurred within the last 5 years.
- Status - the default status for data selection is "Completed/Expired". If unavailable, "All" will be used unless changed by the user.
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Chem / Hem
- Chemistry/Hematology orders are grouped by type, each type can be expanded or collapsed. When expanded the following information is shown for each result:
- Name of the test
- Date resulted
- Test
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Numeric result
- Shown with "Abnormal" over the number if the result is outside the normal range.
- Unit of measure
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Results Pane
- selecting a lab from the list on the left displays the graph of the results over the selected time frame. In the results pane the user can also select the Date Range:
- 1 Week (default)
- 1 Month
- 1 Year
- 2 Years
- Custom
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Reference
- opens a new browser window that references information for the selected lab
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Microbiology
- by default orders are grouped by type, each type can be expanded or collapsed. When expanded the information for each lab is shown:
- Data
- Type
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Results Pane
- Selecting a lab from the list on the left displays the results in the right hand pane.