Deprecated Oxygen saturation in Capillary blood by Oximetry 2710-2
LOINC Code
| LOINC code | 2710-2 | ||
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| name | Deprecated Oxygen saturation in Capillary blood by Oximetry | ||
| status | DEPRECATED | ||
| status reason | Erroneous - Oximetry was formerly used as a short hand for pulse oximetry. The more precise name is pulse oximetry, which measures the oxygen saturation and other parameters at the point where arterial blood surges into the capillaries. Per the experts, the system for pulse oximetry measurements is really arterial blood, not capillary. The oxygen saturation of capillary blood could, in theory, be measured by collecting capillary blood in a capillary tube and running to the laboratory, but what is usually done is to place a pulse oximetry sensor on the finger or other part of the body. Hence 59408-5 is the correct term. | ||
| Replacements | alternatives to this code:
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Fully-Specified Name | |||
| component | Oxygen saturation | ||
| property | MFr = Mass Fraction | ||
| time | Pt = 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 | BldC = Blood capillary | ||
| scale | Qn = 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 | Oximetry | ||
Additional Names | |||
| short name | Deprecated SaO2 % BldC Oximetry | ||
Basic Attributes | |||
| class | HEMODYN.MOLEC | ||
| type | 2 Clinical | ||
| example UCUM units | % 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 unit | % | ||
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. | |||
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History/Usage | |||
| first released | |||
| last updated | 2.70 | ||
| last change type | MIN - change to field other than name | ||
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