How do I keep my pet's exams and test results?

1. Open your pet and tap Exams.
2. Tap Add exam.
3. Under Which exam, pick Laboratory, Imaging or Other, then the exam.
4. Pick the day it was Collected on (or Performed on, for imaging), and the Time if you know it.
5. Check Result expected, and add the Lab or clinic.
6. Tap Save exam. It shows under Waiting on results until you add the result.

What is the difference between an exam and a test?

An exam's result is a report, like a blood count, an ultrasound or an X-ray. A test's result is a yes or no that stays true about your pet, like FIV negative or leishmaniasis positive. Both live on the Exams page: exams in the main list, tests in the Tests strip at the top.

Which exams can I add?

• Laboratory: Blood count, Full checkup (blood), Biochemistry panel, Urinalysis, UPC (urine), Fecal exam, Hormone (T4, cortisol), Cytology, Biopsy, Culture, Allergy panel, Skin scraping.
• Imaging: X-ray, Ultrasound, Echocardiogram, CT scan, MRI.
• Other: ECG, Blood pressure, Eye pressure, and any exam you type.

Give an exam a Name when it helps, like "Pre-op blood panel". Without one, it is called by the exam picked.

When should the result be ready?

Result expected is filled in for you: 2 days after collection for laboratory exams, the same day for imaging. Change it if the lab told you otherwise. Until the result is in, the exam shows "due in" a number of days, and after that day it shows as late, with Call the vet when the vet has a phone. You also get a reminder on the day the result is expected.

An exam with a collection date in the future is saved as requested, under Requested, and moves to waiting on its own when the day comes (or the time, if it has one).

Will I be reminded about fasting?

Yes. Under Preparation, pick Fasting (with the Fasting hours), No water, Sedation, or Other and type what to do. VetVitae reminds you the evening before the collection, at 20:00, with what to do, because a missed fast often means another trip. The exam's page also shows it as Before collection.

How do I add the result?

Open the exam and tap Type it in. Only one thing is needed, and the report alone is enough. With Scan result, VetVitae reads the lab's report into it for you.

1. Under Report and documents, attach the report.
2. Check Received on.
3. Under How did it come back, pick Normal, Abnormal or Inconclusive.
4. Add a Summary, in your words or the vet's.
5. Under Key values, add the numbers worth following, each with its Parameter, Value, Unit and Reference range.
6. If the vet wants to see your pet about it, pick a follow-up under Book a follow-up appointment?.
7. Tap Save result.

A value outside a range written as "low–high" shows ↑ High or ↓ Low. Values like "Negative" or "< 15" are kept as written and never marked. Use the same parameter name each time, like "Creatinine", so the values line up from one exam to the next.

If you only attach a Report to a waiting exam from its page, VetVitae marks the result received and asks you to add a summary when you can.

How do I log a test?

On the Exams page, open Tests and tap Add test.

1. Pick the Test: FIV, FeLV, FIP, Heartworm, Leishmaniasis, Ehrlichiosis, Babesiosis, Anaplasmosis, Lyme disease, Leptospirosis, Lungworm (Angiostrongylus), Hepatozoonosis, Microfilariae (Knott test), Giardia, Parvovirus, Distemper, Toxoplasmosis, Brucellosis, Psittacosis, Combined panel (4Dx or SNAP), or Other. In Latin America the list also has Chagas disease.
2. Pick the Method (Rapid test, ELISA, PCR, Titer) and the Reason.
3. Pick the day it was Collected on. A rapid test's result is expected the same day; a lab test's about 3 days later.
4. If the result is already in, turn on The result is in and pick Positive, Negative or Inconclusive, with a Value and Unit for titers.
5. Tap Save test.

Birds see the tests made for birds, including DNA sexing (see birds). Small mammals see Giardia and Other, and reptiles, fish and other animals see Other.

How do known test results work?

Known statuses keep one line per test: its latest result, with the date. They show on the Exams page, in Health at a glance on your pet's Overview, and on the vet link. Positive results come first, then inconclusive, then negative.

A positive FIV, FeLV, FIP or psittacosis goes to the top of your pet's profile, so it's seen before anything else. Every positive or inconclusive result also shows first on the vet link and on the emergency card.

What is a retest?

A retest is a date to repeat a test. For a positive or inconclusive FIV or FeLV, VetVitae suggests a retest 60 days after the result, since that is standard before treating the result as final. For other tests, leave it empty unless the vet asked for one.

When it's due, the retest shows on Home and on the test. Log retest opens a new test with the same test, method, lab and vet, linked to the first one. Skip stops it showing as due, and the first result stays as it is.

What can come from an exam or a test?

In the Linked card, Add by hand on a done exam offers Follow-up appointment and Medicine, both linked to it, and Scan reads a page into a linked record. A test offers Vaccine and Follow-up appointment. After a negative FeLV, the test suggests the FeLV vaccine with Add vaccine.

Requested after on the exam form links it to the visit or earlier exam that led to it, and brings that vet along. An exam requested at a visit can also start from the visit's exam request. See vet visits.

How do I cancel an exam or a test?

Cancel exam keeps the exam in the history as cancelled and turns its preparation reminder off. For a test, Sample not processed moves it out of waiting and keeps it in the history; your pet's known statuses don't change. To remove either completely, use More actions (⋯) and Delete exam or Delete test.

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