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The I/O option displays a history of intake/output measurements for a particular patient. This display option provides fluid balances, which represent the totals of fluid intake and fluid output, as well as Net, or the difference between the total intake and total output. Some intake and output components, however, are not fluids and are therefore not included in these calculations. Examples are stool count and number of breast feedings. To view a patient’s intake/output, follow these steps:
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Select a patient

Select a patient on the Patient List tab, or click on the Details icon from another option.
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Select the timeframe

Select the amount of information you wish to display by clicking the Timeframe drop-down list.
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Click I/O

Click on I/O from the display list. The Intake/Output Summary window displays the various types of intakes and outputs in a tabular format. Each total or individual I/O is displayed on its own line. The left column shows the name of the total (such as Net, Intake, and Output) or the name of the individual I/O (such as CT, IVF, Urine, or po), along with the units in which it is measured. Next are one or more columns representing all of the measurements for a particular time interval, such as 8 or 24 hours. By default, the time interval for each column is eight hours. However, you can change the time interval for the columns as needed using the drop-down I/O Display Interval (hours), and selecting a time interval. Columns are always displayed in reverse chronological order, with the most recent data in the left-most column, and older data to the right. You can scroll left and right, as well as up and down, to see all of the data in the table.
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View detailed information

To see more detailed information for a specific IO, click on the row in the Summary, or click on the name or any cell in the Table. Two small detail panes open below the summary window. The IO Detail pane (lower left) displays a list of all measurements within the interval currently selected. Each row lists the IO value and the date and time. Clicking a cell in the IO table highlights the details corresponding to that cell in this pane. The IO Graph pane (lower right) automatically graphs the values of the given IO value, which are usually numeric and are graphed as a standard line graph. The date/time is on the X-axis, the value is on the Y-axis and each data record is one point on the graph. An asterisk next to an I/O component indicates that a comment has been added for that intake or output. Hold your mouse pointer over the asterisk to display the comment(s).
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(Optional) Graph I/O items

Click Graph in the upper right corner of the summary window to graph I/O items.