LOINC Code 72074-8: Date last formal post dialysis weight [ESRD]

What is this code?

LOINC codes identify tests, measurements, observations, survey items, and clinical questions in a standardized way. It is associated with the component Date last formal post dialysis weight. It is commonly used with the system or sample type ^Patient.

When is it used?

• Used in lab systems, EHRs, and clinical data exchange.
• May identify a test, observation, survey item, or clinical document request rather than a diagnosis.
• Status: TRIAL
• Order vs observation: Observation
• Method: ESRD

What it does not mean

• The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.

Key facts

• Date last formal post dialysis weight [ESRD]
• Date last formal post dialysis weight
• Indicates the date of a patient's last formal post dialysis weight assessment
• After; Date last formal post dialysis wt; Dialy; End Stage Renal Disease; ESRD survey; Past; Point in time; PST; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Survey; Wt

Where you may see this code

You may see this code in lab systems, lab reports, EHR exports, interoperability feeds, or other structured clinical data exchanges.

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