Mean blood pressure   8478-0

LOINC Code


LOINC code8478-0
nameMean blood pressure
statusACTIVE

Fully-Specified Name

componentIntravascular mean
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 mean

Basic Attributes

classBP.ATOM
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

Ask At Order Entry

Ask at Order Entry (AOE) observations for a clinical observation or laboratory test. A LOINC term may represent a single AOE observation or a panel containing several AOE observations.

89263-8Special circumstances associated observations panel

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

LG33057-7Intravascular mean|Pres|Pt|Chal:None

Member of these Panels

35094-2Blood pressure panel
35094-2Blood pressure panel
35094-2Blood pressure panel
85354-9Blood pressure panel with all children optional
55177-0ED History and Physical Examination Data Set DEEDS

History/Usage

test rank327 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
Average
Avg
Blood pressure mean
BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS.ATOM
BP
BP mean
Cardio
Cardiology
Heart Disease
Intravenous
IV
MBP
Point in time
Pressure
QNT
Quan
Quant
Quantitative
Random

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