DXA Skeletal system Views for bone density 38268-9
LOINC Code
LOINC code
38268-9
name
DXA Skeletal system Views for bone density
status
ACTIVE
Fully-Specified Name
component
Views for bone density
property
Find = Finding
time
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
Whole body>Skeletal system
scale
Doc = Document: A document that could be in many formats (XML, narrative, etc.)
method
DXA
Additional Names
short name
DXA Skeletal Sys Views for BMD
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.
3745 of 2000 most commonly performed tests by labs in USA
first released
last updated
2.73
last change type
MIN - change to field other than name
change reason
Changed Scale from "Nar" to "Doc" to fit with the CDA model. Changed the Method from "XR.DXA" to "DXA" for conformance with LOINC/RadLex unified model.; Updated Component from "Bone density" to "Views for bone density" based on the LOINC/Radlex unified model.
Related Names
BMD bod Bodies Bone Densiometry Bone Density Scan Den Densiometry DEX DEXA Document Dual Energy X Ray Absorptiometry Films
Finding Findings Imaging Point in time Rad RADIOLOGY Random View Views for BMD VWS WB
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