Blood pressure systolic and diastolic 55284-4
LOINC Code
| LOINC code | 55284-4 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| name | Blood pressure systolic and diastolic | ||
| description | This term is intended as a section header for various blood pressure measurements (e.g., systolic, diastolic). LOINC discourages the reporting of two numbers, such as systolic and diastolic blood pressure (e.g., "120/80"), in one observation. They should be reported as two separate variables, systolic (LOINC 8480-6) and diastolic (LOINC 8462-4). | ||
| status | DISCOURAGED | ||
Fully-Specified Name | |||
| component | Blood pressure systolic & diastolic | ||
| property | - | ||
| 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 | Arterial system | ||
| scale | - | ||
| method | |||
Additional Names | |||
| short name | BP sys/dias | ||
Basic Attributes | |||
| class | BP.ATOM | ||
| type | 2 Clinical | ||
Associated 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. | |||
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History/Usage | |||
| first released | |||
| last updated | 2.44 | ||
| last change type | MIN - change to field other than name | ||
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