Requesting a Test on Nikshay

Once a presumptive TB patient is identified, the patient is enrolled online by a healthcare worker or doctor in Nikshay online portal. For diagnosis of Tuberculosis, the treating physician can request a test utilizing the request test option of Nikshay online portal. The step-by-step approach for test request is as follows:

Step 0: Go to the Patients Page.

Step 1: Select the “Tests” tab.

Step 2: Click the “Add Test” button.

Step 3: Fill the form.

Step 4: Select the “Test Status” as “Results Pending”.

Step 5: Click the “Add Test” button by selecting the appropriate test for the patient.

In a situation where the patient is referred to another health facility for TB testing, one needs to select the test requested along with the facility name where the patient will visit to undergo the TB test. the results are added by the concerned healthcare worker only after the test is conducted, and the result is available.

In the absence of such results, it will show ‘Result pending’ instead of ‘Result available’ status.

Video: Process to add tests on Ni-kshay - Telugu

Resources

• Nikshay Portal Training Resource Material.