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'''CoPath''' | '''CoPath''' is a pathology information system ''Cerner'' sells. | ||
It was developed in part at the U of Pittsburgh.<ref>URL: [http://apiii.upmc.edu/breakout/archive/1996/apiii1996/author/slides/gross/index.htm http://apiii.upmc.edu/breakout/archive/1996/apiii1996/author/slides/gross/index.htm ].</ref> It is often touted as a good solution. | |||
The editing is often done in MS-Word. This may be awkward and cumbersome. Complicated searches can be run without too much difficulty; however, searches seem to lock the database and make the system otherwise unusable. | |||
==Useage tips== | ==Useage tips== | ||
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*Enter surgical number or autopsy number. | *Enter surgical number or autopsy number. | ||
*Click on ''Stain process and block edit''. | *Click on ''Stain process and block edit''. | ||
===Ordering EBER with controls=== | |||
*Click on button "Run Stain/Process Group Protocol". | |||
**[[EBER]]. | |||
===Ordering FISH=== | |||
Ordering [[FISH]]: | |||
*Click on button "Run Stain/Process Group Protocol". | |||
**Type "fish" | |||
***Select correct one: | |||
****"FISH c-MYC - isolated nuclei c-MYC". | |||
*****This is done to look for the translocation involving 8q24. | |||
******The c-MYC test is usually a break apart probe and shows rearrangement. | |||
===Ordering molecular diagnostics=== | |||
Ording molecular diagnostics: | |||
*Click on button "Run Stain/Process Group Protocol". | |||
**Type "pop" | |||
***Fill in two spaces on the right: | |||
***# 2 x 20u to molecular diagnostics | |||
***# PCR for __________________ | |||
====Things to fill in==== | |||
*3x20 u to molecular diagnostics. | |||
*PCR on B&T cells. | |||
===Addendum=== | |||
{{Main|Addendum}} | |||
*Select ''Procedure Addendum/Entry/Edit''. | |||
**Do '''not''' use ''Amendment Entry'' or ''Amendment Edit''. | |||
Note: | |||
*''Addendum'' and ''Amendment'' are considered to be completely different - ''amendments'' are changes, ''addendums'' are additional results. | |||
===Date error at startup=== | |||
:''Cannot startup!! The Shortdateformat setup in the Windows Regional Settings Control Panel is not valid. You must use one...'' | |||
Start Menu > Control Panel > Date, Time, Language, and Regional Options > Change the format of numbers, dates, and times | |||
<br> CHANGE TO: "English (United States)" | |||
==See also== | |||
*[[Informatics]]. | |||
*[[Softpath]]. | |||
*[[Dragon]]. | |||
==References== | ==References== |
Latest revision as of 19:57, 26 December 2019
CoPath is a pathology information system Cerner sells.
It was developed in part at the U of Pittsburgh.[1] It is often touted as a good solution.
The editing is often done in MS-Word. This may be awkward and cumbersome. Complicated searches can be run without too much difficulty; however, searches seem to lock the database and make the system otherwise unusable.
Useage tips
Finding reports
Free text search:
- Reports.
- Case Diagnostic Reports.
- Natural Lang II Search No race.
- Accession Date.
- Change date.
- Sign-Out Date.
- Change date.
- Text Search.
- Type in what you want in the Include if Contains" box.
- Select (ALL) in the In Text Type".
- Accession Date.
- Natural Lang II Search No race.
- Case Diagnostic Reports.
Ordering special stains
- Enter surgical number or autopsy number.
- Click on Stain process and block edit.
Ordering EBER with controls
- Click on button "Run Stain/Process Group Protocol".
- EBER.
Ordering FISH
Ordering FISH:
- Click on button "Run Stain/Process Group Protocol".
- Type "fish"
- Select correct one:
- "FISH c-MYC - isolated nuclei c-MYC".
- This is done to look for the translocation involving 8q24.
- The c-MYC test is usually a break apart probe and shows rearrangement.
- This is done to look for the translocation involving 8q24.
- "FISH c-MYC - isolated nuclei c-MYC".
- Select correct one:
- Type "fish"
Ordering molecular diagnostics
Ording molecular diagnostics:
- Click on button "Run Stain/Process Group Protocol".
- Type "pop"
- Fill in two spaces on the right:
- 2 x 20u to molecular diagnostics
- PCR for __________________
- Fill in two spaces on the right:
- Type "pop"
Things to fill in
- 3x20 u to molecular diagnostics.
- PCR on B&T cells.
Addendum
Main article: Addendum
- Select Procedure Addendum/Entry/Edit.
- Do not use Amendment Entry or Amendment Edit.
Note:
- Addendum and Amendment are considered to be completely different - amendments are changes, addendums are additional results.
Date error at startup
- Cannot startup!! The Shortdateformat setup in the Windows Regional Settings Control Panel is not valid. You must use one...
Start Menu > Control Panel > Date, Time, Language, and Regional Options > Change the format of numbers, dates, and times
CHANGE TO: "English (United States)"
See also
References
External links
- Pathology Informatics - University of Pittsburgh.
- MS Word - custom menu bar/toolbar items - iu.edu.