# Report Negatives with LBF

**URL:** <https://community.open-emr.org/t/report-negatives-with-lbf/2747>\
**Category:** Day-to-Day Users\
**Created:** [November 13, 2009, 2:40pm UTC](https://community.open-emr.org/t/report-negatives-with-lbf/2747 "2009-11-13T14:40:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![system](https://discourse-uploads-openemr.s3.dualstack.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/original/2X/b/bb9e4e8ae2ea7faac2e952fd9e38a3ce03aac403.png) [@system](https://community.open-emr.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2009, 2:40pm UTC](https://community.open-emr.org/t/report-negatives-with-lbf/2747/1 "2009-11-13T14:40:38Z")

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**[aperezcrespo](https://sourceforge.net/u/aperezcrespo/)** wrote on [Friday, November 13, 2009](https://sourceforge.net/p/openemr/discussion/202504/thread/0c3d242c/#c286):

Hi

&nbsp; It there a way to report negatives in LBF?

Thanks

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**Author:** ![system](https://discourse-uploads-openemr.s3.dualstack.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/original/2X/b/bb9e4e8ae2ea7faac2e952fd9e38a3ce03aac403.png) [@system](https://community.open-emr.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2009, 10:15pm UTC](https://community.open-emr.org/t/report-negatives-with-lbf/2747/2 "2009-11-13T22:15:59Z")

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**[sunsetsystems](https://sourceforge.net/u/sunsetsystems/)** wrote on [Friday, November 13, 2009](https://sourceforge.net/p/openemr/discussion/202504/thread/0c3d242c/#283a):

I’m not sure what you mean.&nbsp; There’s a “test results” field type where you can specify Normal, Abnormal or N/A, along with some brief notes.

Rod&nbsp;  
([http://www.sunsetsystems.com/)](http://www.sunsetsystems.com/%29)

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**Author:** ![system](https://discourse-uploads-openemr.s3.dualstack.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/original/2X/b/bb9e4e8ae2ea7faac2e952fd9e38a3ce03aac403.png) [@system](https://community.open-emr.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2009, 10:49pm UTC](https://community.open-emr.org/t/report-negatives-with-lbf/2747/3 "2009-11-13T22:49:34Z")

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**[aperezcrespo](https://sourceforge.net/u/aperezcrespo/)** wrote on [Friday, November 13, 2009](https://sourceforge.net/p/openemr/discussion/202504/thread/0c3d242c/#e2f2):

Hi  
This is from the formtool readme file:

Putting a ‘+’ at the beginning of the field name will let the form know that you want to  
report negatives.&nbsp; This means the following:

+cardiac\_review::checkbox\_group::chest pain::shortness of breath::palpitations

creates a group of checkboxes where if the user chooses the first two boxes, the database will have the following line entered:

chest pain, shortness of breath.&nbsp; Negative for palpitations.

It means that if an item is not selected it will be reported as a negative.  
Thanks

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**Author:** ![system](https://discourse-uploads-openemr.s3.dualstack.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/original/2X/b/bb9e4e8ae2ea7faac2e952fd9e38a3ce03aac403.png) [@system](https://community.open-emr.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2009, 11:06pm UTC](https://community.open-emr.org/t/report-negatives-with-lbf/2747/4 "2009-11-13T23:06:59Z")

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**[sunsetsystems](https://sourceforge.net/u/sunsetsystems/)** wrote on [Friday, November 13, 2009](https://sourceforge.net/p/openemr/discussion/202504/thread/0c3d242c/#d637):

As far as I know, formtool has no connection with LBF.

Rod&nbsp;  
([http://www.sunsetsystems.com/)](http://www.sunsetsystems.com/%29)

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**Author:** ![system](https://discourse-uploads-openemr.s3.dualstack.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/original/2X/b/bb9e4e8ae2ea7faac2e952fd9e38a3ce03aac403.png) [@system](https://community.open-emr.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 12:18am UTC](https://community.open-emr.org/t/report-negatives-with-lbf/2747/5 "2009-11-14T00:18:08Z")

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**[aperezcrespo](https://sourceforge.net/u/aperezcrespo/)** wrote on [Saturday, November 14, 2009](https://sourceforge.net/p/openemr/discussion/202504/thread/0c3d242c/#7d45):

I know, I was just wondering if&nbsp; there was a similar function in LBF.

Thanks