Diastolic blood pressure mean   96609-3

LOINC Code


LOINC code96609-3
nameDiastolic blood pressure mean
descriptionAverage (mean) Blood Pressure (systolic and diastolic) is the average of two or more blood pressure (BP) readings in a specified time period or according to a specified algorithm or protocol. During clinical encounters 2 or more BPs should be averaged to more accurately assess a person's BP status. When patients are self-monitoring blood pressure (SMBP), the American Heart Association recommends a minimum of 12 readings collected over at least 3 days should be averaged to more accurately assess a person's BP status (https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/HYP.0000000000000087, PMID: 30827125). According to the European Society of Hypertension , "The adverse cardiovascular consequences of hypertension, including events and mortality, largely depend on increased average BP values. Thus, decision-making in hypertension is based on average values of several BP readings obtained in and out of the office" (https://journals.lww.com/jhypertension/Fulltext/2021/07000/2021_European_Society_of_Hypertension_practice.5.aspx, PMID: 33710173).
statusACTIVE

Fully-Specified Name

componentIntravascular diastolic
propertyPres  =  Pressure
timeXXX^mean
    XXX  =  Not specified:  Time will be reported in another part of the electronic message
    mean  =  Mean:  Mean (average) of all of the values observed on the interval
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 Dias Avg

Basic Attributes

classBP.MOLEC
type2  Clinical
order vs. observationObservation
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.

History/Usage

first released
last updated2.73
last change typeMIN  - change to field other than name
change reasonRelease 2.73: LONG_COMMON_NAME: Clarification; DefinitionDescription: Add description.; SHORTNAME: Clarification;

Related Names

?Tm
Art sys
Average
Avg
Blood pressure
Blood pressure diastolic
Blood pressure mean
BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS.MOLEC
BP
BP dias
BP diastolic
BP mean
DBP
Dias
Dias BP
Diast
Diastoli
Intravenous
IV
MBP
Pressure
QNT
Quan
Quant
Quantitative

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