LOINC Code 72080-5: Did prescribed dialysate sodium concentration exceed 138 mEq/L for any dialysis session during the Mo [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 Did prescribed dialysate sodium concentration exceed 138 mEq/L for any dialysis session during the Mo. 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

• Did prescribed dialysate sodium concentration exceed 138 mEq/L for any dialysis session during the Mo [ESRD]
• Did prescribed dialysate sodium concentration exceed 138 mEq/L for any dialysis session during the Mo
• Indicates whether a prescribed dialysate sodium concentration exceeded 138 mEq/L for any dialysis session during the month
• Dialy; Dialysate sodium conc exceed 138 mEq; Dialysate sodium concen exceed 138 mEq/L; End Stage Renal Disease; ESRD survey; Finding; Findings; Left; Levo; month; Na; Na+; Ordinal; Point in time; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; Survey

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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