Stream: terminology
Topic: Get Units and Range for Loinc Term
Marcelo Cabello (Nov 10 2020 at 15:18):
Hi,
Somebody knows how to get Units and Range for “2571-8 Triglyceride [Mass/volume] in Serum or Plasma” on Loinc Fhir Terminology Server.
Kind regards
Lloyd McKenzie (Nov 10 2020 at 15:41):
@Rob Hausam
Lin Zhang (Nov 10 2020 at 15:42):
No reference ranges are provided by LOINC. But there is fields for example/common US and SI units of quantitative LOINC terms.
Lin Zhang (Nov 10 2020 at 15:45):
Ref ranges are often lab-specifc and affected by other factors, such as countries, regions and races.
Lin Zhang (Nov 10 2020 at 15:48):
See the info near the bottom of this page for the common unit of TG test: https://loinc.org/2571-8/
Lin Zhang (Nov 10 2020 at 15:49):
Perhaps this is not the answer to your question.
Lin Zhang (Nov 10 2020 at 15:50):
Do you mean the specific method/operation to "GET" it?
Lin Zhang (Nov 10 2020 at 15:54):
A general method: GET https://fhir.loinc.org/CodeSystem/$lookup?system=http://loinc.org&code=2571-8
Marcelo Cabello (Nov 10 2020 at 15:56):
You're right @Lin Zhang Ref ranges are variable on factors you mentioned.
So, I guess I have to store the ref ranges in other ad-hoc resource and provide the reference to the Loinc Term Code.
Rob Hausam (Nov 10 2020 at 20:44):
Yes, I think that's correct. I agree with @Lin Zhang.
Michael Lawley (Nov 19 2020 at 09:28):
@Marcelo Cabello One option would be to use a CodeSystem supplement to add your reference ranges as an additional property
Marcelo Cabello (Dec 18 2020 at 22:02):
That's what I did! Thanks @Michael Lawley
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