72301-5
LOINC Code
| LOINC code | 72301-5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| name | |||
| description | A description of the skin around the wound (periwound). Color, induration, warmth and edema should be assessed. Redness of the surrounding skin can be indicative of unrelieved pressure. Irritation of the surrounding skin can result from exposure to feces or urine, a reaction to the dressing or tape, or inappropriate removal of dressing or tape. Redness, tenderness, warmth and swelling are classical clinical signs of infection. [Reference: Brown, P., 2009] | ||
| status | ACTIVE | ||
Fully-Specified Name | |||
| component | Periwound description | ||
| property | Find = Finding | ||
| 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 | Periwound | ||
| scale | Nom = Nominal: Nominal or categorical responses that do not have a natural ordering. (e.g., names of bacteria, reported as answers, categories of appearance that do not have a natural ordering, such as, yellow, clear, bloody. | ||
| method | |||
Additional Names | |||
| short name | Finding; Findings; H+P; H+P.PX; Nominal; P prime; Periwnd; Periwnd desc; Point in time; Random; Wnd; wound | ||
Basic Attributes | |||
| class | H&P.PX | ||
| type | 2 Clinical | ||
| order vs. observation | Periwnd desc | ||
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History/Usage | |||
| first released | |||
| last updated | 2.54 | ||
| last change type | MIN - change to field other than name | ||
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