Body temperature - Hand surface   98657-0

LOINC Code


LOINC code98657-0
nameBody temperature - Hand surface
descriptionThis term is used to report the skin temperature of the hand, for example, as measured during a nerve conduction study.
statusACTIVE

Fully-Specified Name

componentBody temperature
propertyTemp  =  Temperature
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.
systemSurface.hand
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 nameBdy temp Hand surface

Basic Attributes

classBDYTMP.MOLEC
type2  Clinical
order vs. observationObservation
example UCUM unitsCel
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 unitCel

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 updated2.72
last change typeADD  - added

Related Names

Bdy temp
bod
Bodies
BODY TEMPERATURE.MOLEC
Hand surface
Point in time
QNT
Quan
Quant
Quantitative
Random
Surf
Temp
Temperature
Upper extremity

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