96608-5
LOINC Code
| LOINC code | 96608-5 | |
|---|---|---|
| name | ||
| description | Average (mean) Blood Pressure (systolic and diastolic) is the average of two or more blood pressure (BP) readings in a specified time period or according to a specified algorithm or protocol. During clinical encounters 2 or more BPs should be averaged to more accurately assess a person's BP status. When patients are self-monitoring blood pressure (SMBP), the American Heart Association recommends a minimum of 12 readings collected over at least 3 days should be averaged to more accurately assess a person's BP status (https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/HYP.0000000000000087, PMID: 30827125). According to the European Society of Hypertension , "The adverse cardiovascular consequences of hypertension, including events and mortality, largely depend on increased average BP values. Thus, decision-making in hypertension is based on average values of several BP readings obtained in and out of the office" (https://journals.lww.com/jhypertension/Fulltext/2021/07000/2021_European_Society_of_Hypertension_practice.5.aspx, PMID: 33710173). | |
| status | ACTIVE | |
Fully-Specified Name | ||
| component | Intravascular systolic | |
| property | Pres = Pressure | |
| time | XXX^mean XXX = Not specified: Time will be reported in another part of the electronic message mean = Mean: Mean (average) of all of the values observed on the interval | |
| system | Arterial system | |
| 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 | ||
Additional Names | ||
| short name | ?Tm; Art sys; Average; Avg; Blood pressure; Blood pressure mean; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS.MOLEC; Blood pressure systolic; BP; BP mean; BP sys; BP systolic; Intravenous; IV; MBP; Pressure; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; SBP; Sys BP | |
Basic Attributes | ||
| class | BP.MOLEC | |
| type | 2 Clinical | |
| order vs. observation | BP Sys Avg | |
| example UCUM units | mm Hg 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) | |
History/Usage | ||
| first released | ||
| last updated | 2.73 | |
| last change type | MIN - change to field other than name | |
| change reason | mm[Hg] | |
Related Names | ||
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