Heart rate by Pulse oximetry   8889-8

LOINC Code


LOINC code8889-8
nameHeart rate by Pulse oximetry
statusACTIVE

Fully-Specified Name

componentHeart rate
propertyNRat  =  Number=Count/Time
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.
systemCapillary bed
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
methodPulse oximetry

Additional Names

short nameHeart rate PulseOx

Basic Attributes

classHRTRATE.MOLEC
type2  Clinical
example UCUM units{beats}/min
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 unitbeats/min

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

LG33055-1Heart rate|NRat|Pt|Chal:None

Member of these Panels

55415-4Oxygen saturation and therapy panel

History/Usage

first released
last updated2.70
last change typeMIN  - change to field other than name
change reasonChanged the Method from "oximetry" to the more accurate "pulse oximetry"

Related Names

Cardio
Cardiology
Count/time
Heart beat
Heart Disease
HEART RATE.MOLEC
nRate
Number rate
Number Rate = Count/Time
Point in time
Pulse
PulseOx
QNT
Quan
Quant
Quantitative
Random
SpO2

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