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Pt = Point in time: To identify measures at a point in time. This is a synonym for “spot” or “random” as applied to urine measurements.
system
Breast
scale
Doc = Document: A document that could be in many formats (XML, narrative, etc.)
method
MG
Additional Names
short name
MG Brst True lat
Basic Attributes
class
RAD
type
2 Clinical
order vs. observation
Both
Ask At Order Entry
Ask at Order Entry (AOE) observations for a clinical observation or laboratory test. A LOINC term may represent a single AOE observation or a panel containing several AOE observations.
LOINC codes that represent optional associated observation(s) for a clinical observation or laboratory test. A LOINC term may represent a single associated observation or panel containing several associated observations.
The scale has been changed from "Nar" to "Doc" to fit with the CDA model.; Method of "Mam" was changed to "MG". The LOINC/RadLex Committee agreed to use a subset of the two-letter DICOM modality codes as the primary modality identifier.
Related Names
1V Brst Document Film Finding Findings Imaging
Lat Point in time Rad RADIOLOGY Random Single View VW