Upper segment/Lower segment   92996-8

LOINC Code


LOINC code92996-8
nameUpper segment/Lower segment
descriptionThe ratio of a patient's upper body segment (head to pubic bone) [LOINC: 92997-6] over the lower body segment (pubic bone to floor) length [LOINC: 92998-4].
statusACTIVE

Fully-Specified Name

componentUpper segment/Lower segment
propertyLenRto  =  Length Ratio
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 nameUpper segment/Lower segment

Basic Attributes

classBDYHGT.MOLEC
type2  Clinical
order vs. observationObservation
example UCUM units{ratio}
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 unitRatio

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

93000-8PhenX - body proportions protocol 220201

History/Usage

first released
last updated2.66
last change typeADD  - added

Related Names

BODY HEIGHT(LENGTH).MOLEC
Head to symphysis pubis length
Length Ratio
Low
Lower segment body height
Pelvis symphysis pubis to the floor height
Point in time
QNT
Quan
Quant
Quantitative
Random
Up
Upper body segment length

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