LOINC Code 79778-7: a-wave implicit time Left retina dark-adapted by ERG

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 a-wave implicit time^dark-adapted. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Retina.left.

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
• Method: Electroretinogram

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• a-wave implicit time Left retina dark-adapted by ERG
• a-wave implicit time^dark-adapted
• This term was developed in collaboration with the National Institute of Health's National Eye Institute (NEI) as part of an effort to standardize the data elements collected by the National Ophthalmic Disease Genotyping and Phenotyping Network (eyeGENE).
• Atrial wave; a-wave impl time; ERG; EYE; EYE.ERG; EYE.ERG.NEI; L; L ret; LT; Ophthalmology; Ophtho; Ophthy; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random

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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