I am little confused here. Each lab results with a data type of “FT” comes with a unique instance of OBX-5.
Like,
OBX|1|2|FT|4|Result comments and notes in this field||||
Currently, LAB is sending notes and comments with ‘~’ to represent a new line, like:
OBX|1|2|FT|4|POSITIVE~Due to the intermittent nature of~ gastrointestinal bleeding, it is recommended~ that fecal specimens on consecutive days be~ tested. The patient should be placed on a meat~ free, high bulk diet beginning 72 hours prior~ to testing and continuing through the test~ period. All foods containing blood, such as meat and meat~ extracts, should be avoided, as well as turnips~ , horseradish and other foods containing~ peroxidase-like substances.||||
My guess is if I am able to remove all the ‘~’ using a regsub command, I should be able to using “SAM’s” CALL statement to generate multiple NTE segments.
Correct me if I am wrong in this interpretation.
Thanks.
Arslan
