Laboratory Test Names (Base and Common)
Many SmartTools facilitate display of laboratory test results in clinical documentation notes. These typically accept parameters that control which test results to return, over what look-back period, how many values to show and how the returned text block is formatted. When specific laboratory tests are sought, these are indicated with standardized "Base Names" that can apply to a variety of user-facing or laboratory service names. Some SmartTools explicitly require use of "Common Names" which usually aggregate more than one Base Name for a test.
Just-in-Time Test Name Discovery
Laboratory test base and common names can be discovered from within any laboratory test report in Connect Care:
With a patient chart opened to the "Chart Review" activity, select the "Labs" tab and find (or filter for) a test of interest.
Click on the test to display its information report and,
Within the report, scroll down to a subsection entitled "Lab Component SmartPhrase Guide".
Click on the provided hyperlink to a popup display with information about the base and common name(s) associated with the test.
Laboratory Test Name Report for Builders
A "My Reports" reporting workbench library report (search for "EAP to LRR", also linked on builder dashboard) lists all test names, including unusual and rare base names.
A "Procedure Catalogue", available from the Builder dashboard (or global search), provides detailed information about test collection and availability in Alberta.
Frequently Used Base Names
The following tables (note categorical tabs across the bottom) list base names commonly used by Connect Care users and builders. Note the tabs (bottom of table) that group names by clinical categories. Use "Cntrl-F" to search within any set of names.
