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{component}   LP432695-7

Clinical   LP7787-7

Clinical terms not yet categorized   LP248771-0

Width Arm span   56116-7

LOINC Code


LOINC code56116-7
nameWidth Arm span
descriptionIndividual stands with arms outstretched at shoulder level, and measurement of the arm span is the maximum distance between the extended middle fingers of the right and left hands, measured across the back.
statusACTIVE

Fully-Specified Name

componentWidth
propertyLen  =  Length
timePt  =  Point in time:  To identify measures at a point in time. This is a synonym for “spot” or “random” as applied to urine measurements.
systemArm span
scaleQn  =  Quantitative:  The result of the test is a numeric value that relates to a continuous numeric scale. Reported either as an integer, a ratio, a real number, or a range. The test result value may optionally contain a relational operator from the set {<=, <, >, >=}. Valid values for a quantitative test are of the form "7", "-7", "7.4", "-7.4", "7.8912", "0.125", "<10", "<10.15", ">12000", 1-10, 1:256
method

Additional Names

short nameWidth Arm span

Basic Attributes

classH&P.PX
type2  Clinical
example UCUM unitscm
The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) is a code system intended to include all units of measures being contemporarily used in international science, engineering, and business (www.unitsofmeasure.org)
example unitcm

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.

Member of these Panels

62404-9PhenX - arm span protocol 020101
93000-8PhenX - body proportions protocol 220201

History/Usage

first released
last updated2.66
last change typeMIN  - change to field other than name
change reasonUpdated the PhenX ID from "PhenX." to "PX" in Survey Question Source field to align with the variable identifier used in the PhenX Toolkit.; Updated Class from PHENX to H&P.PX and Status from TRIAL to ACTIVE.

Related Names

H+P
H+P.PX
Length
P prime
Point in time
QNT
 Quan
Quant
Quantitative
Random
Upper extremity

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