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{component}   LP432695-7

Clinical   LP7787-7

Clinical terms not yet categorized   LP248771-0

Systolic blood pressure--sitting   8459-0

LOINC Code


LOINC code8459-0
nameSystolic blood pressure--sitting
statusACTIVE

Fully-Specified Name

componentIntravascular systolic^sitting
propertyPres  =  Pressure
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.
systemArterial system
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 nameBP sys--sitting

Basic Attributes

classBP.PSTN.MOLEC
type2  Clinical
example UCUM unitsmm[Hg]
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 unitmm Hg

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

43152-8Blood pressure device panel
34553-8Orthostatic blood pressure panel

History/Usage

test rank245 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

Art sys
Blood pressure
BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS.POSITION.MOLEC
Blood pressure systolic
BP
BP sys
BP systolic
Cardio
Cardiology
Heart Disease
Intravenous
 IV
Point in time
Position
Pressure
QNT
Quan
Quant
Quantitative
Random
SBP
Sys BP

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