Formula used to compute body surface area   8278-4

LOINC Code


LOINC code8278-4
nameFormula used to compute body surface area
statusACTIVE

Fully-Specified Name

componentFormula used to compute body surface area
propertyType  =  Type:  The Property Type is used for assays that identify the specific analyte in cases when the baseline presence of the analyte is known.
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.
systemFormula
scaleNom  =  Nominal:  Nominal or categorical responses that do not have a natural ordering. (e.g., names of bacteria, reported as answers, categories of appearance that do not have a natural ordering, such as, yellow, clear, bloody.
method*

Additional Names

short nameBSA formula

Basic Attributes

classBDYSURF.ATOM
type2  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.

Member of these Panels

71747-0Facility panel [ESRD]

History/Usage

test rank16767 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 surface
bod
Bodies
BODY SURFACE AREA.ATOM
BSA
BSA formula
Nominal
Point in time
Random
Surf
Typ

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