STANDARD DATA DICTIONARY #62.5 -- LAB DESCRIPTIONS FILE 9/29/25 PAGE 1
STORED IN ^LAB(62.5, (267 ENTRIES) SITE: WWW.BMIRWIN.COM UCI: VISTA,VISTA (VERSION 5.2)
DATA NAME GLOBAL DATA
ELEMENT TITLE LOCATION TYPE
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This file is basically a dictionary of abbreviated codes or notations which are used in the laboratory repeatedly. Each one of the
'canned' codes will expand to a full-length message whenever the code is typed in at a 'Select COMMENT:' prompt. Using these codes
proves to be a great time-saver for lab users, and is especially helpful to the microbiology package (notorious for long,long names
of bacteria and numerous comments on culture results). The Blood Bank and Anatomic Pathology modules use this file extensively as
well.
IDENTIFIED BY: EXPANSION (#1)[R], SCREEN (#5)
POINTED TO BY: QA CODE field (#.01) of the QA CODE sub-field (#63.029) of the EM sub-field (#63.02) of the LAB DATA File (#63)
QA CODE field (#.01) of the QA CODE sub-field (#63.089) of the SURGICAL PATHOLOGY sub-field (#63.08) of the LAB DATA
File (#63)
QA CODE field (#.01) of the QA CODE sub-field (#63.099) of the CYTOPATHOLOGY sub-field (#63.09) of the LAB DATA File
(#63)
AUTOPSY QA CODE field (#.01) of the AUTOPSY QA CODE sub-field (#63.999) of the LAB DATA File (#63)
CROSS
REFERENCED BY: NAME(AC), SCREEN(AD), NAME(B), SYNONYM(B)
62.5,.01 NAME 0;1 FREE TEXT (Required)
INPUT TRANSFORM: K:$L(X)>30!($L(X)<1)!'(X?.ANP)!(X="*") X
LAST EDITED: APR 08, 1988
HELP-PROMPT: NAME MUST BE 1-30 CHARACTERS
DESCRIPTION:
This is the shorthand notation of a lab description.
NOTES: XXXX--CAN'T BE ALTERED EXCEPT BY PROGRAMMER
CROSS-REFERENCE: 62.5^B
1)= S ^LAB(62.5,"B",$E(X,1,30),DA)=""
2)= K ^LAB(62.5,"B",$E(X,1,30),DA)
CROSS-REFERENCE: 62.5^AC^MUMPS
1)= S %=$P(^LAB(62.5,DA,0),U,4) S:%]"" ^LAB(62.5,"A"_%,X,DA)=""
2)= S %=$P(^LAB(62.5,DA,0),U,4) K:%]"" ^LAB(62.5,"A"_%,X,DA)
62.5,.5 SYNONYM 0;3 FREE TEXT
INPUT TRANSFORM: K:$L(X)>9!($L(X)<1)!(X[" ")!'(X?.ANP)!(X="*") X Q:$D(DIU(0)) I $D(X),$O(^LAB(62.5,"B",X,0))>0 K X
LAST EDITED: JUN 13, 1986
HELP-PROMPT: ANSWER MUST BE 1-9 CHARACTERS IN LENGTH
DESCRIPTION:
This field contains a synonym of the name, maximum of 9 characters.
NOTES: XXXX--CAN'T BE ALTERED EXCEPT BY PROGRAMMER
CROSS-REFERENCE: 62.5^B^MNEMONIC
1)= S ^LAB(62.5,"B",$E(X,1,30),DA)=1
2)= K ^LAB(62.5,"B",$E(X,1,30),DA)
62.5,1 EXPANSION 0;2 FREE TEXT (Required)
INPUT TRANSFORM: K:$L(X)>68!($L(X)<2)!(X[";") X
LAST EDITED: AUG 23, 1991
HELP-PROMPT: ANSWER MUST BE 2-68 CHARACTERS IN LENGTH
DESCRIPTION: This is the full description of the name (lab description).
It is NOT used for the anatomic pathology descriptions.
NOTES: XXXX--CAN'T BE ALTERED EXCEPT BY PROGRAMMER
62.5,5 SCREEN 0;4 SET
'L' FOR LAB;
'E' FOR AP EM;
'S' FOR AP SURG;
'C' FOR AP CYTO;
'M' FOR MICRO;
'G' FOR GRAM STAIN;
'F' FOR FUNGUS;
'T' FOR TB;
'P' FOR PARASITE;
'V' FOR VIRUS;
'Y' FOR SPUTUM SCREEN;
'W' FOR SMEAR;
'A' FOR ORDER;
'D' FOR BB DISP;
'R' FOR BB TRANS;
'X' FOR BB TESTING;
'Z' FOR BB COLLECT;
'I' FOR AP GENERAL;
'J' FOR BB AUDIT;
'K' FOR GENERAL;
'B' FOR BB RELEASE;
LAST EDITED: JAN 09, 1989
DESCRIPTION: This describes the type of screen this lab description is associated with, i.e., gram stain,
hematology, microbiology, accession comments, or smear/prep.
CROSS-REFERENCE: 62.5^AD^MUMPS
1)= S %=$P(^LAB(62.5,DA,0),U,1) S:%]"" ^LAB(62.5,"A"_X,%,DA)=""
2)= S %=$P(^LAB(62.5,DA,0),U,1) K:%]"" ^LAB(62.5,"A"_X,%,DA)
62.5,6 SORTING GROUP 0;5 FREE TEXT
INPUT TRANSFORM: K:X[""""!($A(X)=45) X I $D(X) K:$L(X)>15!($L(X)<1) X
LAST EDITED: OCT 28, 1988
HELP-PROMPT: ANSWER MUST BE 1-15 CHARACTERS IN LENGTH
DESCRIPTION: This field is available for the user to sort the Lab Descriptions into categories of the users own
choosing. For example, one screened set of descriptions could be divided into a number of
different areas for printing on different pages.
62.5,9 PLURAL 9;1 FREE TEXT
INPUT TRANSFORM: K:$L(X)>30!($L(X)<1) X
LAST EDITED: OCT 18, 1983
HELP-PROMPT: ANSWER MUST BE 1-30 CHARACTERS IN LENGTH
DESCRIPTION:
This is the correct plural form of the name.
62.5,10 SPECIMEN DESCRIPTION WP;0 WORD-PROCESSING #62.51
DESCRIPTION: This is a description of the specimen that may be as long as you like. The FileMan word-processing
editor may be used to modify the text.
This is the description that is used for the anatomic pathology options
and NOT the EXPANSION field.
LAST EDITED: MAR 22, 1984
DESCRIPTION: This is a description of the specimen that may be as long as you like. The FileMan
word-processing editor may be used to modify the text.
This is the description that is used for the anatomic pathology options
and NOT the EXPANSION field.
INPUT TEMPLATE(S):
PRINT TEMPLATE(S):
LRBL DESCRIPTIONS JUN 01, 1987 USER #0 BLOOD BANK DESCRIPTIONS SEARCH OF FILE #62.5
SORT TEMPLATE(S):
LRBL DESCRIPTIONS JUN 01, 1987 USER #0 SCREEN EQUALS "Z" Or SCREEN EQUALS "D" Or SCREEN EQUALS "R"
Or SCREEN EQUALS "X"
FORM(S)/BLOCK(S):