LOINC and UCUM
LOINC and UCUM
LOINC and UCUM
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Major <strong>LOINC</strong> Parts• <strong>LOINC</strong> number• System (formerly “Specimen”)• Serum/plasma, whole patient, etc.• Component (formerly “Analyte”)• potassium, hemoglobin, body height• Property (Kind-ofof-Quantity)• Length, mass, substance concentration…• Scale type• Quantitative, ordinal, nominal• Time aspect• Point in time (PT) vs. certain intervals• Change, status, mapped-to.10/20/2008 Copyright (c) 1999-2008 Regenstrief Institute, Inc. 6