Stream: terminology
Topic: HL7.de Errors in Downloaded File
Pascal Pfiffner (Feb 22 2018 at 20:39):
Maybe somebody at HL7.de will see this message. When going to http://download.hl7.de/documents/ucum/ucumdata.html and downloading the TSV version of "Commonly Used UCUM Codes", that downloaded file contains errors in the units. For example, the UCUM code meq/L has a display string of meg/L associated with it. Also, sometimes mL gets changed to mm^3 or cc – which is technically correct but may be unexpected.
Grahame Grieve (Feb 22 2018 at 22:18):
@Simone Heckmann can you refer this please?
Pascal Pfiffner (Feb 22 2018 at 22:20):
That page says it got the data from CDC's PHIN-VADS, but I'm unable to get the original file. Guess I'll have to try harder.
Simone Heckmann (Feb 23 2018 at 07:46):
Uh sorry! I didn't realize this was hl7.de when I forst looked. I will forward this!
Simone Heckmann (Feb 23 2018 at 07:47):
@Heike Dewenter @dr Kai U. Heitmann @Christof Gessner @Sylvia Thun
dr Kai U. Heitmann (Feb 23 2018 at 08:00):
There is a newer one from LOINC, see https://loinc.org/usage/units/
Christof Gessner (Feb 23 2018 at 08:01):
best source as of today is https://loinc.org/usage/units/
Christof Gessner (Feb 23 2018 at 08:02):
ha, duplicating. we will update the hl7.de soon.
dr Kai U. Heitmann (Feb 23 2018 at 08:05):
Also see http://unitsofmeasure.org/ucum.html#datyp2apdxatblxmp
Grahame Grieve (Feb 23 2018 at 10:39):
I think the FHIR list of common UCUM units is better than the LOINC list. ;-)
Pascal Pfiffner (Feb 23 2018 at 21:36):
Both the list from UCUM and FHIR include "display names", but not nice displayable unit labels (like mmHg for mm[Hg]).
Also fun that a list named "Common UCUM Units" from LOINC contains stuff like "short ton U.S. ton". I wonder what lab value uses that unit. :D
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