LOINC Code 81197-6: Amino acid intake 24 hour Estimated

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 Amino acid intake. 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
• Method: Estimated

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Amino acid intake 24 hour Estimated
• Amino acid intake
• The estimated total amino acid intake from all sources including food, beverages, supplements, and via enteral and parenteral routes. This term was created for, but is not limited in use to, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics' Nutrition Assessment Language.
• 1 day; 24 hours; 24HR; Acd; Acids; Diet; Dietetics; Est; estimation; Mass rate; mRate; Nutrition; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative

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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