LOINC Code 8744-5: Pulmonary blood flow/Systemic blood flow by Oximetry

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 Cardiac output ventricle right/Ventricle left. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Circulatory 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
• Method: Oximetry

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Pulmonary blood flow/Systemic blood flow by Oximetry
• Cardiac output ventricle right/Ventricle left
• Circ; Circ sys; CO; Hemodynamics; HEMODYNAMICS.MOLEC; L; LT; Lung; Point in time; Pulmonary; Pulmonology; QNT; Qp; Qp/Qs; Qs; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; R; Random; Respiratory; RT; Volume ratio

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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