function _consult_notifiable()
 {
     //
     // main API to consult
     //
     if (func_num_args() > 0) {
         $arg_list = func_get_args();
         $menu_id = $arg_list[0];
         $post_vars = $arg_list[1];
         $get_vars = $arg_list[2];
         $validuser = $arg_list[3];
         $isadmin = $arg_list[4];
         //print_r($arg_list);
     }
     // always check dependencies
     if ($exitinfo = $this->missing_dependencies('notifiable')) {
         return print $exitinfo;
     }
     $d = new notifiable();
     $d->notifiable_menu($menu_id, $post_vars, $get_vars);
     switch ($get_vars["notifiable"]) {
         case "DISEASE":
             if ($post_vars["submitdisease"]) {
                 $d->process_disease($menu_id, $post_vars, $get_vars);
             }
             $d->form_disease($menu_id, $post_vars, $get_vars);
             break;
         case "LABS":
             if ($post_vars["submitlab"]) {
                 $d->process_consult_lab($menu_id, $post_vars, $get_vars);
             }
             lab::form_send_request($menu_id, $post_vars, $get_vars);
             break;
     }
 }