LOINC Code 76266-6: Carbon dioxide production (VCO2)/Ideal body weight in Respiratory system

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 Carbon dioxide production/Ideal body weight. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Respiratory system.

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: ACTIVE
• Order vs observation: Both

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Carbon dioxide production (VCO2)/Ideal body weight in Respiratory system
• Carbon dioxide production/Ideal body weight
• Rate of production of carbon dioxide, measured by expired carbon dioxide in airway per unit time (typ /min), normalized by the patient's ideal body weight (typ kg). [IEEE]
• Bdy weight; bod; Bodies; Breathing; Carbonic anhydride; cO2; CO2 production; Flow; IBW; Lung; Lungs; Point in time; PULMONARY; Pulmonology; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Respiratory; RS; Volume rate; vRate; 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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