85475-2

LOINC Code


LOINC code85475-2
name
descriptionTrans-esophageal echocardiography (TEE) can help in the diagnosis of heart and blood vessel diseases in adults and children. It may also be used for guidance during cardiac catheterization, surgical preparation or patient assessment either during or after surgery. TEE can be used in addition to transthoracic echo (TTE). If TTE images are insufficient, TEE may be recommended.
statusACTIVE

Fully-Specified Name

componentMultisection transesophageal
propertyFind  =  Finding
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.
systemChest>Heart
scaleDoc  =  Document:  A document that could be in many formats (XML, narrative, etc.)
methodUS

Additional Names

short nameCARD.US; Cardiac; Cardiac Echo; Cardio; Cardiology; Document; Echography; Finding; Findings; Heart Disease; Hrt; Point in time; Random; Sonogram; Sonograph; Sonography; Thorax; ULS; Ultrasound

Basic Attributes

classCARD.US
type2  Clinical
order vs. observationUS Heart Transe

History/Usage

first released
last updated2.64
last change typeMIN  - change to field other than name

Related Names



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