Body weight --used for drug calculation   79348-9

LOINC Code


LOINC code79348-9
nameBody weight --used for drug calculation
descriptionThis is the weight that was used to calculate a specific medication dose.
statusACTIVE

Fully-Specified Name

componentBody weight^used for drug calculation
propertyMass
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.
system^Patient
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 nameWeight used for drug calc

Basic Attributes

classCLIN
type2  Clinical
order vs. observationBoth
example UCUM units[lb_av];kg
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 unitkg

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 Groups

LG34372-9Body weight|Mass|Pt|^Patient

History/Usage

test rank11528 of 2000 most commonly performed tests by labs in USA
first released
last updated2.73
last change typeMIN  - change to field other than name

Related Names

Bdy weight
bod
Bodies
CLIN
Drugs
Point in time
QNT
Quan
Quant
Quantitative
Random
Wt
hierarchy paths
LOINC Home
   {component}   LP432695-7
      Clinical   LP7787-7
         Body measurements   LP30604-0
            Body weight   LP29703-3
               General body weight   LP7774-5
                  Body weight   LP65139-5
                     Body weight | Patient | Clinical   LP415676-8
LOINC Home
   {component}   LP432695-7
      Clinical   LP7787-7
         Body measurements   LP30604-0
            Body weight   LP29703-3
               Specific body weight   LP7775-2
                  Body weight   LP65139-5
                     Body weight | Patient | Clinical   LP415676-8
LOINC Home
   {component}   LP432695-7
      Clinical   LP7787-7
         OB ultrasound   LP7830-5
            Body weight   LP65139-5
               Body weight | Patient | Clinical   LP415676-8

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