50188-2

LOINC Code


LOINC code50188-2
name
descriptionThe difference between the oxygen saturation of arterial blood and venous blood. Represents the extent to which O2 is removed from blood as it passes through the body.
statusACTIVE

Fully-Specified Name

componentArterial-venous oxygen saturation difference
propertyMFr  =  Mass Fraction
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.
systemBld  =  Whole blood
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 nameArt-ven O2 sat diff; avDsO2; Blood; Hemodynamics; HEMODYNAMICS.MOLEC; Mass Fraction; O2; Percent; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; SaO2; SAT; Satn; SO2; tO2; WB; Whole blood

Basic Attributes

classHEMODYN.MOLEC
type2  Clinical
order vs. observationArt-ven O2 sat

History/Usage

first released
last updated2.68
last change typeMIN  - change to field other than name

Related Names

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