LOINC Code 81947-4: Sulfate intake 24 hour Measured
81947-4 is a LOINC code used to identify Sulfate intake 24 hour Measured in laboratory and clinical observation data. You may see this code in lab systems, lab reports, EHR exports, interoperability feeds, or other structured clinical data exchanges. LOINC codes identify tests, measurements, observations, survey items, and clinical questions in a standardized way. It is associated with the component Sulfate intake. It is commonly used with the system or sample type ^Patient.
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 Sulfate 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: Measured
What it does not mean
- The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.
Key facts
- Sulfate intake 24 hour Measured
- Sulfate intake
- Sulfate may be given as magnesium sulfate, zinc sulfate, and cupric sulfate in parenteral nutrition. Dietitians in this area of practice may calculate and document the total intake of sulfate from these sources, as measured in a study. This term was created for, but not limited in use to, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics' Nutrition Assessment Language.
- 1 day; 24 hours; 24HR; Diet; Dietetics; Mass Rate; mRate; Nutrition; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; SO4; SO4-2; Sulf
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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