This template is used for LOINC Concepts that do not have all their parts specified and which, as such, act as groupers for all child concepts which also have the same parts. These grouper concepts are all expected to be orderable.
This template is documented here: Quality observable with Component for LOINC Grouper (observable entity) - v1.0
The java implementation of this template can be found here.
LOINC Property: Represents the property of the observation, such as mass concentration or presence.
LOINC System: Specifies the direct site of the observation.
LOINC Component: Represents the specific component being measured or observed.
Template slots are filled by taking the preferred term of the relevant value from the model and making the initial character lower case, if allowed by the case significance setting of the preferred term.
The LOINC Long Common Name is specified as the Preferred Term and the LOINC Short Common Name is also included unchanged as an acceptable synonym. Finally a terse form of the LOINC Parts is added, with all part names specified, separated by colons.
In the case of the example below, this results in the following terms:
LOINC Term 108011-8
=== 363787002 |Observable entity (observable entity)| : {
[S1] 246093002 |Component (attribute)| -> 304053000 |Phosphate electrolyte (substance)|,
[S1] 370130000 |Property (attribute)| -> 685451010000100 |Measurement property (qualifier value)|,
[S1] 704327008 |Direct site (attribute)| -> 122575003 |Urine specimen (specimen)|
}[PROPERTY] of [COMPONENT] in [SYSTEM] 711831010000101
4079581010000116
US: P
Measurement of phosphate electrolyte in urine (observable entity)
Component
Phosphate
LP14912-7
246093002 |Component (attribute)| -> 304053000 |Phosphate electrolyte (substance)|
ci
711831010000101
4079571010000119
US: P
Phosphate [Measurement] in Urine
CS
711831010000101
4079561010000112
US: A
Measurement of phosphate electrolyte in urine
ci
711831010000101
4079591010000118
US: A
Phosphate (U) [Measurement]
CS
711831010000101
4079601010000112
US: A
Phosphate:{Measurement}:-:Urine:-
CS
Property
{Measurement}
LP447904-6
370130000 |Property (attribute)| -> 685451010000100 |Measurement property (qualifier value)|
System
Urine
LP7681-2
704327008 |Direct site (attribute)| -> 122575003 |Urine specimen (specimen)|