Extra LOINC Codes

[Federico Nieto]

Hi, 

We are trying to show all the observations for a Patient.
To achieve this, we make the requests by providing the standard LOINC codes for each observation type that are listed in the following link: http://www.fhir.org/guides/argonaut/r2/StructureDefinition-argo-vitalsigns.html. The observations are obtained and listed correctly.

We know that Cerner also provides some extra LOINC codes such as `3141-9` for the Body Weight. But if there are more, can you please provide a list with all the supported LOINC codes in Cerner for each observation type?

Thanks in advance!

Fede.

[Jenni Syed (Cerner)]

Hi Fede,

There are a *lot* of loincs that can come in with something as "simple" as vitals, but we do return at least the loincs defined on that page for the vitals defined. IE: even when we return a Weight with the loinc you list, it should also be returning 29463-7 in the list of codeableConcepts for the Observation.code.

Also, if you're wanting to show all vitals, you can just query by the vital-signs category. EG: Observation?patient=123&category=vital-signs

I recommend that over querying by each loinc.

If you're truly wanting to show *all* observations (not just vital signs) that is a different ask. There are some results that will come back un-coded, and the list of loincs would be ever-growing (within the loinc standard)

Regards,
~ Jenni

[Federico Nieto]

Thanks Jenni!