User Guide - PregSafe

2.3. SEARCH FOR A PATIENT RECORDThe Patient Search Bar allows you to define a set of conditions by which PregSafe willsearch for a patient record. Enter information in the search fields and click Find.Each additional piece of information that you provide will narrow the search and reducethe number of qualified candidates. Since the patient code is unique, if you know thepatient’s code and enter it in full, the system will find the exact patient that you areseeking. However, if you know only the patient’s last name, and enter just the first fewletters of that name, the result of the search is likely to be a large list of candidates. Thisis called the record set.If you know only roughly when the sample came to the lab, you can use the Advancesearch to limit the time period for the search. Click the Advance button23