LOINC Code 76267-4: Oxygen consumption (VO2)/Ideal body weight [Volume Rate/Area]

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 Oxygen consumption/Ideal body 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: ACTIVE
• Order vs observation: Observation

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Oxygen consumption (VO2)/Ideal body weight [Volume Rate/Area]
• Oxygen consumption/Ideal body weight
• The volume of oxygen a patient inhales (consumes) per minute, normalized by the patient's ideal body weight (typ kg). [IEEE]
• Bdy weight; bod; Bodies; IBW; Lung; O2; O2 consumption; Point in time; PULMONARY; Pulmonology; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Respiratory; tO2; Volume rate/area; Volume Rate/Ratio; 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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