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5.2 How to Create a New Examination Type

To add a new exam (e.g., breast_us), you have to modify various files and tables.

1. Add the exam to requests.js​

1.1 Add a type to an existing category​

First, you should create a new exam in the file /src/utils/logic/requests.js. If there is already a category (e.g. imaging), to which you want to add a new type, search for the category in the file and add the new type. For the example breast_us search for us (ultrasound) and add breast_us to the types as shown below:

{
  us: {
    type: {
      type: "select",
      required: true,
      choices: {
        us_abdominal: {
          type: "option",
        },
        breast_us: {
          type: "option",
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Now go to the top of the file and add breast_us to the right requestGroups:

export const requestGroups = {
  laboratory: {
    items: ["labs", "virology", "microbiology", "bloodbank"],
  },
  imaging: {
    items: ["mri", "ct", "us", "xray", "ctg", "ecg", "breast_us"],
  },
  invasive_diagnostics: {
    items: ["surgery", "cytology_pathology"],
  }
}

1.2 Add a new category​

If there is no category, where the new examination type fits, you have to create a new one. For example, if you wanted to add physical exams (e.g. abdominal or vaginal), you would add it under requestItems as shown below:

{
  physical: {
    form: {
      diagnosis: {
        type: "text",
        required: true,
      },
      comment: {
        type: "text",
        required: false,
      },
      question: {
        type: "text",
        required: true,
      }
    },
    type: {
      type: "select",
      required: true,
      choices: {
        abdominal: {
          type: "option",
        },
        vaginal: {
          type: "option",
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Now add it to requestsGroups:

export const requestGroups = {
  laboratory: {
    items: ["labs", "virology", "microbiology", "bloodbank"],
  },
  imaging: {
    items: ["mri", "ct", "us", "xray", "ctg", "ecg", "breast_us"],
  },
  invasive_diagnostics: {
    items: ["surgery", "cytology_pathology"],
  },
  physical: {
    items: ["abdominal", "vaginal"]
  }
}

2. Create a FindingsTemplate entry​

After defining the examination type in requests.js, create a new entry in the FindingsTemplate table and add the corresponding request_group, request_item, and request_type. For the example breast_us, you would fill in the following information:

  • request_group: imaging
  • request_item: us
  • request_type: breast_us

2.1 Create a template for the report output​

Write a new template for the report output and include all variables. It could look like this for breast_us:

Fragestellung: $req.question
Diagnosis: $req.diagnosis
Kommentar: $req.comment

Brust links: 
$findings.breast_l.description
$findings.breast_l.pathology

Brust rechts: 
$findings.breast_r.description
$findings.breast_r.pathology

Lymphknoten links: 
$findings.lymph_nodes_l.description
$findings.lymph_nodes_l.pathology

Lymphknoten rechts: 
$findings.lymph_nodes_r.description
$findings.lymph_nodes_r.pathology

Allgemein:
Gute Ultraschallbedingungen
$findings.common.pathology

2.2 Define vars and vars_path​

After that, define vars for all relevant anatomical measurements or features (normal findings) and vars_path for all diagnosis-specific findings (cross-link with case_data).