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Information about “LABCOAT - DATA AND COST ANALYSIS”
LABCOAT, a laboratory data and cost analysis program, can help you to
manage a clinical lab. Calculate item depreciation and evaluate
extensive-test cost data for your equipment. Routine lab statistics
and Q.C. charting are included.
LABCOAT handles data entry and calculations for lipoprotein data. You
can calculate numerical data, mean and standard deviation, and range.
Also included is an evaluation program for prospective lab assistants,
based on such criteria as job knowledge, judgment decisions, patient
awareness, organizational skills, and more.
FILE0932.TXT
Disk No: 932
Disk Title: Labcoat - Data and Cost Analysis
PC-SIG Version: S1.5
Program Title: Labcoat (American version)
Author Version: 3.6
Author Registration: None.
Special Requirements: CGA.
LABCOAT, a laboratory data and cost analysis program, helps you manage a
clinical lab. You can calculate item depreciation and evaluate
extensive-test cost data for your equipment. Routine lab statistics and
Q.C. charting are included.
It handles data entry and calculations for lipoprotein data. You can
calculate numerical data, mean and standard deviation, and range. Also
included is an evaluation program for lab assistants, based on criteria
such as job knowledge, judgment decisions, patient awareness,
organization, and such.
PC-SIG
1030D East Duane Avenue
Sunnyvale Ca. 94086
(408) 730-9291
(c) Copyright 1989 PC-SIG, Inc.
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║ To print the documentation, type: ║
║ COPY README-1.DOC PRN (press Enter) ║
║ COPY README-2.DOC PRN (press Enter) ║
║ COPY RELEASE.DOC PRN (press Enter) ║
║ COPY REG.DOC PRN (press Enter) ║
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║ To run the program, type: LABCOAT (press enter) ║
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(c) Copyright 1990, PC-SIG Inc.
README-1.DOC
PC-SIG #932 README-1.DOC Copyright 1990
LABCOAT - Version 3.6 - 07/90
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: 256K, 1 FLOPPY, COLORGRAPHICS recommended
MAIN PROGRAM: LABCOAT
LABCOAT.PAS , EVALUATE.PAS & LIPID.PAS, written
in "User Friendly Pascal" (Together, about 140 K),
were compiled to provide a CHEAP and FUN Clinical Lab
helper for those with enough funds to have a PC, but not
enough to have the Omnipotent MegaBlodgett Clinical
Laboratory Complete Management Information System.
Included programs are README-1, and README-2 written to
inform; LABCOAT.COM , LIPID.COM, EVALUATE.COM, EXEC.COM,
QCHART.EXE, LABCOAT.000 & LIPID.000 which are the executable
files ( just boot DOS, insert this disk, and enter LABCOAT);
and LABCOAT.PAS, LIPID.PAS & EVALUATE.PAS, the Turbo Pascal
source code for three of the programs. The Source files
are archived to the file SOURCE.EXE. Once that file is moved
to an empty formatted disk, it can be self-extracted by simply
typing SOURCE and hitting the Enter Key.
Users wishing to install the programs to their hard disk
may do so - just make sure that all the file extensions
marked ".COM", ".000" & ".EXE" are on the same directory.
All coding was done on an IBM PC, using DOS 2.1/3.2 with
print routines tested on an Epson FX-85 and Okidata 182 (IBM).
There is a lot of calling for Text and Background Colors in
these programs - if you don't have a color card and monitor,
you will not be able to say, "It's poorly written, but their
color's really nice". People with color graphics cards and
mono monitors can contact me for adjusted versions. People
from Canada, where S.I. units are used for Lipid Values may
also contact me for that version ($3.00 Canadian).
There are some printer and keyboard controls inserted at
various spots. We toggle on the CAPS LOCK for example. The
print control calls are really for IBM or Epson character set
compatable printers. These calls are mainly for borders and
emphasized text and form feeds.
Fuzzy Logic is a close relative of the writers, and actually,
may have made some contributions to these programs. To help
you appreciate him, We provided the source code and suggest
you review it. Further tips on this will follow.
If you want to change something, just get out Turbo 3.0 and
change it. Good luck. Please do not re-release an altered
form of Labcoat under the same name, though - it's copyrighted.
For use in your own lab, do as you please.
DOUG STANDING / GEN. MAX von BIRDFACE (R.I.P.)
943 ASTER CT, SUNNYVALE, CA 94086
To check on the assumptions in calculations for the output
on pages 1 - 4 of the testcost module, check the source code.
You can view and print the source in a number of ways:
1. Load the file LABCOAT.PAS into your wordprocessor and
either view it or print it out complete with page breaks,
which is what we usually do. Use condensed or "quality"
mode printer commands ( >= 12cpi ). REMEMBER: You must
de-archive the source files onto another floppy first, before
viewing or printing them. Use PKXARC for this.
2. Go to DOS, load the disk in "A:", turn your printer on
and type "copy a:LABCOAT.PAS LPT1", then hit return. You may
need to use the DOS program MODE.COM first. The format is,
"mode lpt1:"
3. Load Turbo Pascal, if you have it ( and you Will need it
if you're going to alter this program ), then load the file
LABCOAT.PAS and use the editor to browse.
( The same steps work for LIPID.PAS & EVALUATE.PAS )
( Printing all the Pascal Source is going to use 65 - 70 Pages )
At page 2 of LABCOAT.PAS, we've listed all the variables
with {cryptic explanations as to use}. Check those in both
real and integer sections. Next, at about pg 7-8 of the source,
we've set out the major group of calculations using those
variables. If you go on to the code segment marked "Print
Routine for GETIT", you can see a few more calculations and
also follow the use of all the calculations as they're applied
to the 3 output pages that Procedure GETIT prints for you.
Really, all the accounting math in GETIT is very
simple stuff, as are the formulas in the procedure for the
Depreciation routine. The Moving Average calculations are a
little more "elegant", and the Quicksort in the Stats program
is probably the most difficult to follow. Basically, it only
exists to serve the Median Procedure. You can refer to
Herbert Schildt's Advanced Turbo Pascal, Osborne McGraw-Hill,
for the whole story on Quicksorts, etc. We just grabbed the
idea, dressed it up and plugged it in.
The assumptions for the Lipid Profile Program are outlined
in the source code. Basically, the program takes input of a
patient's demographics and Cholesterol, Trig, HDL values and
then calculates other values and flags them for age and sex
related normals. The beginning values ( breakpoints ) for
both Moderate and High Cardiovascular Disease ( CVD ) Risk
levels are printed out to the right of the patient results
and any abnormal flags ( asterisks ). The CVD risk break-
points are always calculated based on the age group and sex
of the patient.
PAGE 2 OF 3
Lipoprotein Phenotyping is also presented, in simple form,
when some breakpoint elevations are passed. I think that it was
after writing this program that I decided it would be really
dishonorable to not include the source files on the disk.
At this point (1989) the meaning of lipoprotein levels is still
a controversial subject. What's "normal" here may not be in
your setting. Furthermore, the Lipid Research Council's
Abel-Kendall reference method for Cholesterol measurement may
not be totally comparable to other standardization techniques.
Simply adopting the reference ranges without having the same
reference methodology and standarization may be misleading.
So what you get is the skeleton. I put in what looked like
the current LRC reference ranges - you do what you want.
Canadian (S.I.) versions of this routine are available - write.
FATAL RUNTIME ERRORS
You can enjoy "runtime" errors with program crashes if
you do some of the following:
1. Try to enter numbers larger than 32767 into the
Statistics routine. The procedures to get the minimum and
maximum values use the Pascal TRUNC and ROUND functions,
which won't allow for entries over MAXINT (32767).
2. Try using empty carriage returns to pass up
requests for numerical input. If division by zero occurs
anywhere in the calculations, you may crash. We attempted to
initialize all critical variables or to error trap those
entries, but some get missed. The other alternative is that
the system will insert whatever garbage is floating around the
memory when you use empty returns. Birdface's suggestion is:
Put A Number In.
3. You fail to turn on the printer when requested and
then also fail to respond to the "WRITE FAULT -" prompt by
switching the printer on and pressing the "R" key for RETRY.
4. Attempting to enter letters when numeric data is
asked for. For example, try answering the question, "Please
Enter Age: ", by typing and entering "Forty One". You may crash.
Just try to remember, Birdface was only a poor little Parrot,
and he wrote all the error traps. He also invented the names for
most of the variables in the code - they are not my fault - I don't
know how he chose MAXHEADROOM or SICKO - I only followed orders.
COPYRIGHTS
I would welcome collaboration and will give
credit for significant input. Labcoat and its related .COM
and .EXE files is copyright 6/90, and alterations of the
source, without direct written communication with Doug Standing,
should be used on your work site only, and not sent out for
distribution, or sold for profit. Period.
README-2.DOC
PC-SIG # 932 README-2.DOC Copyright 1990
07-11-90
This is Version 3.6 of Labcoat. The upgrade includes
a new linked program to the Statistics module, called QChart.exe.
A Turbo com file called Exec, mostly thanks to T.U.G. & Bela
Lubkin, makes the DOS call necessary to run Qchart out of Labcoat.
The updated files are starred below.
The update includes recompilation with Turbo Pascal's
TINST option 4 to make the executable files more compatible
with strange graphics card / monitor combinations. Some users
have color graphics cards with mono monitors, and this version
attempts to meet their needs also. For those who still have
problems, I am usually happy to try customizations, if they will
contact me directly. IN FACT, I HAVE A MONO ONLY VERSION.
Included files are (** = changed in present version):
** LABCOAT.COM - The compiled main program,
menu driven, with subroutines for
Capital Depreciation, Moving Averages,
Statistics/Charting, Test Cost Analysis
and print-out of the variables needed in
the Test Cost Analysis. The present
update corrects a procedure in the
Standard Deviation calculation to conform
to the "N-1" rule, and warns of subroutines
that expect a printer.
** LABCOAT.000 - Overlay code for compiled program.
LIPID.COM - Compiled Cardiovascular Risk and
lipoprotein profiler, called from main menu
of LABCOAT. This portion is available in
S.I. Units for Canadians & Others. Requests
for that version can be sent to the author,
along with $3.00 to cover shipping and
preparation. Lipid is set up to call Labcoat
upon exit.
LIPID.000 - Overlay code for compiled program.
EVALUATE.COM- Employee computerized evaluation
program which is called from main menu of
LABCOAT.COM and will call Labcoat upon exit.
BIRDFACE.COM- Color Graphics routine, called from
LABCOAT.COM menu. Calls Labcoat upon exit.
The routine requires CGA.
files (contd)
SOURCE.EXE - The Archived form of the source code
for programs LABCOAT, LIPID, EVALUATE, EXEC,
AND BIRDFACE.PAS. Archiving was necessary to
supply everything on one disk. The user can
can de-archive the files by transfering the
file SOURCE.EXE to another empty floppy disk.
The user then types SOURCE, hits Enter, and
the source code self-extracts.
** README-1.DOC - ASCI discussion of programs at length.
** README-2.DOC - Update notes & further instructions.
** RELEASE.DOC - Program/File descriptions for SIGs.
** REG.DOC - Registration Form - User Input
** QCHART.EXE - A new addition to print out control
charts (Levy-Jennings) & do statistical jobs.
Qchart must be run from the Labcoat main menu.
It is set up to run Labcoat upon exit.
A PRINTER IS ABSOLUTELY REQUIRED.
** EXEC.COM - Modified from Public Domain via the
Turbo Users Group & Bela Lubkin. When called
by Labcoat, it instructs DOS to execute Qchart.
Best Regards,
DOUGLAS STANDING / GEN. MAX VON BIRDFACE (RIP * )
943 ASTER CT
SUNNYVALE, CA 94086
* Sorry to say, Birdface kicked the bucket 2/89. His position was
filled by Hermann Scooter, D.Y.H., former software consultant
to DON'T BYTE! Magazine, and an acknowledged genius at the task
of cracking DOS Shells.
REG.DOC
LABCOAT USER REGISTRATION / COMMUNICATION
Send To: DOUGLAS STANDING
943 ASTER CT.
SUNNYVALE, CA 94086
Note: Registration Fees are not requested unless you get
something else from me that costs money or, in
some cases, a lot of time. Registration is
mainly useful for guaranteeing at least one
notification of updates or bug fixes & providing
you a form for making suggestions or comments.
Registration also provides me with accurate
information about distribution.
NAME:____________________________________________________________
ADDRESS:_________________________________________________________
CITY:___________________________ STATE:_________________________
ZIP: ___________________________
LABCOAT PURCHASED FROM WHAT SUPPLIER?_____________________________
VERSION NUMBER OF PROGRAM YOU HAVE:_____________
YOUR COMPUTER TYPE:_______________________________________________
GRAPHICS ADAPTOR:_________________________________________________
HARD-DISK? ( Y / N ) PRINTER:________________________________
SEND PURE MONOGRAPHICS VERSION? ( ENCLOSE $3.00 ) ________________
SEND VERSION WITH LIPOPROTEINS IN S.I. UNITS? ( $3.00 ) __________
COMMENTS ( ATTACH SEPARATE SHEET IF YOU WANT ):
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
Please Note: YOU are responsible for determining and verifying
the accuracy or validity of the calculations in
these programs. If you find errors, can suggest
improvements or wish to contribute additions to
the program, please write. I still use this thing,
and can probably benefit too.
RELEASE.DOC
LABCOAT - LABORATORY DATA & COST ANALYSIS v3.6 RELEASE.DOC
FILE DESCRIPTIONS:
LABCOAT.000 Overlay File
LIPID.000 Overlay File
SOURCE.EXE Compressed Turbo Pascal Source Code (self-extracts)
BIRDFACE.COM Graphic Art Subprogram
EVALUATE.COM Lab/Clinic Employee Evaluation Subprogram
EXEC.COM DOS exec. Routine To Call Qchart From Labcoat
LABCOAT.COM Main Program With Menus Calling All Other
.COM & .EXE SubPrograms
LIPID.COM Lipoprotein Phenotype Calculator
RELEASE.DOC This ASCI Letter to SIGs & users.
README-1.DOC General Descriptions of Utility of Programs
README-2.DOC Updates To Topics & File Discussions for 1990
REG.DOC Registration/Communication Form
QCHART.EXE Levy-Jennings Chart to Printer and
Statistical Data Handler - A SubProgram
of LABCOAT - Printer Absolutely Required
THINGS THAT LABCOAT DOES:
1. Extensive Laboratory Test-Cost Analysis - for
manual methods or automated/semi-automated
methods. Four page printouts (optional) for
cost breakdowns and break-even descriptions.
2. A Lipoprotein Calculator & phenotyping reporter
that outputs reports to screen &/or printer.
3. Excellent Moving Average Routine - with user input
of number of periods and screen &/or printer output.
4. Equipment Depreciation Routine - with 3 options for
depreciation type and printed report. (Printer Reqd.)
5. Employee Evaluation Routine - Easy input - screen
&/or printed reports - weighted scoring - originally
designed for Lab / Medical Assistant evaluations.
6. Lab Statistics Program - Formatted Data Input &
Output, with Mean, Median, CV%, Std. Dev., High
Value/Low Value to screen &/or Printer. For
production of monthly Levy-Jennings Control
charts, a subroutine is available (Printer Reqd).
7. A Color-Graphics Art Routine for idle periods.
8. Archived Source Code - for every .COM file on disk.
Just move to an empty disk, type SOURCE, hit Return.
REQUIREMENTS: 256K Memory - Color Graphics - Printer for Reports
REGISTRATION: No Set Fee - Users registering with me may make comments
and suggestions or arrange for limited customizing,
mono versions, S.I. versions and free notification of
updates/bug fixes (see REG.DOC). I'm cheap.
LABCOAT was written as a Clinical Laboratory Helper,
combining routine statistics, computation of moving averages, an
employee evaluation program that's fun, a comprehensive test
cost analysis and break-even analyser, an instrument depreciation
routine, a very complete program to assess cardiovascular risk
status via blood lipid values, and, finally, a little moving art.
The program is not just intended for Laboratory managers;
a lot of it is broadly applicable to many business and scientific
applications. And, to the point, the entire source code is right
on the disk, and anyone using it can boot Turbo Pascal and change
the program and pass it on, I don't care - as long as the stuff
remains useful or gets improved. I'm encouraging any users
to alter the source as they see fit, for their worksite. The
program name and rights to distribution are mine.
The code, as mentioned, was written in Turbo Pascal 3.0 .
I wrote on an IBM PC using PC DOS 2.1, testing report printing on
Okidata 182 (IBM) and Epson FX-85 (Epson). The programs are heavy
on color and should be run that way, but, other than the short
Art routine, a color-graphics card is not required. However, some
users with color graphics cards & mono monitors are going to have
trouble with the color calls - I can and will provide them with
customized versions, if they contact me directly.
I suppose 256K RAM is best for headroom, and 1 5 1/4" floppy
drive is enough. There is now a routine called Exec.com that uses DOS
calls. It was written basically by Borland, & shouldn't be troublesome
but, if so, only limits the use of Qchart. I do toggle on Caps Lock and
Num Lock though.
Thus, my guess is that MS DOS and other IBM DOS compatable
operating systems will boot the programs.
Aside from interactive screen displays, the programs do
produce a fair amount of printed material; 11+ pages of various
reports can be generated. For that reason I must say that the
user should have a printer, preferably dot-matrix, to really get
the maximum output. The output was set up using the Epson and
Okidata printers, with a few printer codes called: emphasized
pitch, form feed and a line character for report borders. What
a daisy wheel printer would do with that I don't know. If the
user has a Turbo Compiler, the calls can easily be removed from
the source code (they're flagged), and re-compilation can be done.
Why don't You look at it and tell me what You think?
If you want to realease it, that's fine.
Boot DOS, insert disk, type LABCOAT, and hit Return.
SINCERELY,
DOUGLAS STANDING
943 ASTER CT
SUNNYVALE, CA 94086
Directory of PC-SIG Library Disk #0932
Volume in drive A has no label
Directory of A:\
1VERSION 3_6 4 6-12-90 3:00p
BIRDFACE COM 12959 12-06-88 11:31a
EVALUATE COM 22564 7-10-90 4:22p
EXEC COM 11996 2-16-89 9:31p
LABCOAT 000 14080 7-10-90 3:58p
LABCOAT COM 31449 7-10-90 3:58p
LIPID 000 46336 7-10-90 4:09p
LIPID COM 18531 7-10-90 4:09p
QCHART EXE 72086 7-06-90 9:14p
README-1 DOC 9278 7-10-90 6:25p
README-2 DOC 4831 7-10-90 6:28p
REG DOC 2150 7-10-90 2:44p
RELEASE DOC 6136 7-10-90 9:39p
SOURCE EXE 62389 7-10-90 6:19p
GO BAT 38 10-19-87 3:56p
FILE0932 TXT 1851 8-10-90 8:53a
GO TXT 881 1-01-80 1:51a
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