95291-1

LOINC Code


LOINC code95291-1
name
descriptionAxis measurement increment is the specificity to which a refractometer can measure the axis, typically 1 or 5 degrees. For example, a 5 degree increment allows measurement of 5, 10, 15 degrees, etc., while a 1 degree increment allows finer measurement to a single degree.
statusACTIVE

Fully-Specified Name

componentAxis measurement increment
propertyType  =  Type:  The Property Type is used for assays that identify the specific analyte in cases when the baseline presence of the analyte is known.
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.
systemRefractometer
scaleNom  =  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 nameAxis step; EYE; EYE.REFRACTION; Nominal; Ophthalmology; Ophtho; Ophthy; Point in time; Random; RM; Typ

Basic Attributes

classEYE.REFRACTION
type2  Clinical
order vs. observationType of Axis st

History/Usage

first released
last updated2.68
last change typeADD  - added
change reasondeg

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