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
Lower extremity>Calcaneus
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
DXA
Additional Names
short name
BMD; Bone Densiometry; Bone Density Scan; Calcaneous; Den; Densiometry; DEX; DEXA; Dual Energy X Ray Absorptiometry; EXT; Films; Heel; Imaging; LE; Leg; Low; MAric; Os calcis; Oscalcis; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Rad; RADIOLOGY; Random
Basic Attributes
class
RAD
type
2 Clinical
order vs. observation
DXA Heel ArMass
example UCUM units
g/cm2 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)