73794-0
LOINC Code
| LOINC code | 73794-0 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| name | |||
| description | The perfusion index measures the strength of the pulse at a sensor site and is the ratio of the pulsatile and nonpulsatile components of the pulse oximetry signal. Postductal measurement indicates that the measurements are taken using a pulse oximetry device placed in an anatomical location whose blood supply originates from the aorta after the junction of the aorta with the ductus arteriorsus (usually either the right or left foot). | ||
| status | ACTIVE | ||
Fully-Specified Name | |||
| component | Perfusion index | ||
| property | Ratio | ||
| 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 | Bld.postductal | ||
| 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 | Pulse oximetry | ||
Additional Names | |||
| short name | Bld Postductal; Bld.foot; BldA.foot; Blood; Cardio; Cardiology; CARDIO-PULM; Heart Disease; Lung; PF; Point in time; Postductal blood; Pulmonary; Pulmonology; PulseOx; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Ratios; Respiratory; Rto; SpO2; WB; Whole blood | ||
Basic Attributes | |||
| class | CARDIO-PULM | ||
| type | 2 Clinical | ||
| order vs. observation | Perfusion index | ||
| 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) | ||
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History/Usage | |||
| first released | |||
| last updated | 2.52 | ||
| last change type | MIN - change to field other than name | ||
| change reason | % | ||
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