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2.2.5.8 Laboratory and microbiology tests

Laboratory and microbiology tests are performed throughout a patients hospital stay. The database tables containing the results of these tests are shown in Figure 2.15.

Figure 2.15: Laboratory and microbiology tests. These data are stored in the labevents and microbiologyevents tables. d_labitems and d_coded items contain full descriptions of the lab tests (with LOINC codes) and microbiology tests (specimin, organism and antibiotic).
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djscott 2011-09-07