75298-0

LOINC Code


LOINC code75298-0
name
descriptionThe patient or client's total estimated amount of energy from caloric intake from all sources, (such as food, beverages, supplements, and via enteral and parenteral routes) for a 24 hour period. The estimated calorie intake is reported retrospectively by the patient or by the dietitian upon inspection of the patient's intake. Caloric intake can be reported in kilogram calorie or kilojoule units. The conversion factor is (1 kilojoule (kJ) = 0.239 kilogram calorie (kcal). This term was created for, but not limited in use to, the HL7 Implementation Guide for CDA Release 2: Consolidated CDA Templates for Clinical Notes (US Realm) Draft Standard for Trial Use Release 2.1.
statusACTIVE

Fully-Specified Name

componentCalorie intake
propertyEngRat  =  Power = Energy/Time
time24H  =  24 hours
system^Patient
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
methodEstimated

Additional Names

short name1 day; 24 hours; 24HR; Cal; Calories; Energy; Energy intake; Energy/time; Est; estimation; IO_INTAKE_SALTS+CALORIES; Power; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative

Basic Attributes

classIO_IN_SALTS+CALS
type2  Clinical
order vs. observationCalorie intake
example UCUM unitskcal/24 H, kJ/24 H
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)

Member of these Panels

80443-5

History/Usage

first released
last updated2.66
last change typeMIN  - change to field other than name
change reasonkcal/(24.h); kJ/(24.h)

Related Names



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