Generated Narrative: CodeSystem v3-ObservationMethod Language: en Properties This code system defines the following properties for its concepts Name Code URI Type Description Specializes Specializes Coding The child code is a more narrow version of the concept represented by the parent code. I.e. Every child concept is also a valid parent concept. Used to allow determination of subsumption. Must be transitive, irreflexive, antisymmetric. Generalizes Generalizes Coding Inverse of Specializes. Only included as a derived relationship. Status status http://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#status code Designation of a concept's state. Normally is not populated unless the state is retired.. howApplies howApplies http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/utg-concept-properties#v3-how-applies string Haven't a clue! Not Selectable notSelectable http://hl7.org/fhir/concept-properties#notSelectable boolean Indicates that the code is abstract - only intended to be used as a selector for other concepts Concepts This case-sensitive code system http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-ObservationMethod defines the following codes in a Is-A hierarchy: Lvl Code Display Definition Status howApplies Not Selectable 1 _DecisionObservationMethod DecisionObservationMethod Provides codes for decision methods, initially for assessing the causality of events. active true 2 ALGM algorithm Reaching a decision through the application of an algorithm designed to weigh the different factors involved. active 3 BYCL bayesian calculation Reaching a decision through the use of Bayesian statistical analysis. active 2 GINT global introspection Reaching a decision by consideration of the totality of factors involved in order to reach a judgement. active 1 _GeneticObservationMethod GeneticObservationMethod A code that provides additional detail about the means or technique used to ascertain the genetic analysis. Example, PCR, Micro Array active true 2 PCR PCR Description: Polymerase Chain Reaction active 1 _ObservationMethodAggregate observation method aggregate Provides additional detail about the aggregation methods used to compute the aggregated values for an observation. This is an abstract code. active true 2 AVERAGE average Average of non-null values in the referenced set of values active 2 COUNT count Count of non-null values in the referenced set of values active 2 MAX maxima Largest of all non-null values in the referenced set of values. active 2 MEDIAN median The median of all non-null values in the referenced set of values. active 2 MIN minima Smallest of all non-null values in the referenced set of values. active 2 MODE mode The most common value of all non-null values in the referenced set of values. active 2 STDEV.P population standard deviation Standard Deviation of the values in the referenced set of values, computed over the population. active 2 STDEV.S sample standard deviation Standard Deviation of the values in the referenced set of values, computed over a sample of the population. active 2 SUM sum Sum of non-null values in the referenced set of values active 2 VARIANCE.P population variance Variance of the values in the referenced set of values, computed over the population. active 2 VARIANCE.S sample variance Variance of the values in the referenced set of values, computed over a sample of the population. active 1 _VerificationMethod VerificationMethod active true 2 VDOC document verification Verification by means of document. Example: Fax, letter, attachment to e-mail. active 2 VREG registry verification verification by means of a response to an electronic query Example: query message to a Covered Party registry application or Coverage Administrator. active 2 VTOKEN electronic token verification Verification by means of electronic token. Example: smartcard, magnetic swipe card, RFID device. active 2 VVOICE voice-based verification Verification by means of voice. Example: By speaking with or calling the Coverage Administrator or Covered Party active 1 0001 Complement fixation Complement fixation active 1 0002 Computed axial tomography Computed axial tomography active 1 0003 HLAR agar test Susceptibility, High Level Aminoglycoside Resistance agar test active 1 0004 Macroscopic observation Visual, Macroscopic observation active 1 0005 Magnetic resonance Computed, Magnetic resonance active 1 0006 Morphometry Computed, Morphometry active 1 0007 Positron emission tomography Computed, Positron emission tomography active 1 0008 SAMHSA confirmation SAMHSA drug assay confirmation active 1 0009 SAMHSA screening SAMHSA drug assay screening active 1 0010 Serum Neutralization Serum Neutralization active 1 0011 Titration Titration active 1 0012 Ultrasound Ultrasound active 1 0013 X-ray crystallography X-ray crystallography active 1 0014 Agglutination Agglutination active 1 0015 Buffered acidified plate agglutination Agglutination, Buffered acidified plate active 1 0016 Card agglutination Agglutination, Card active 1 0017 Hemagglutination Agglutination, Hemagglutination active 1 0018 Hemagglutination inhibition Agglutination, Hemagglutination inhibition active 1 0019 Latex agglutination Agglutination, Latex active 1 0020 Plate agglutination Agglutination, Plate active 1 0021 Rapid agglutination Agglutination, Rapid Plate active 1 0022 RBC agglutination Agglutination, RBC active 1 0023 Rivanol agglutination Agglutination, Rivanol active 1 0024 Tube agglutination Agglutination, Tube active 1 0025 Bioassay Bioassay active 1 0026 Animal Inoculation Bioassay, Animal Inoculation active 1 0027 Cytotoxicity Bioassay, Cytotoxicity active 1 0028 Embryo infective dose 50 Bioassay, Embryo Infective Dose 50 active 1 0029 Embryo lethal dose 50 Bioassay, Embryo Lethal Dose 50 active 1 0030 Mouse intercerebral inoculation Bioassay, Mouse intercerebral inoculation active 1 0031 Bioassay, qualitative Bioassay, qualitative active 1 0032 Bioassay, quantitative Bioassay, quantitative active 1 0033 Chemical method Chemical active 1 0034 Differential light absorption chemical test Chemical, Differential light absorption active 1 0035 Dipstick Chemical, Dipstick active 1 0036 Dipstick colorimetric laboratory test Chemical, Dipstick colorimetric laboratory test active 1 0037 Test strip Chemical, Test strip active 1 0038 Chromatography Chromatography active 1 0039 Affinity chromatography Chromatography, Affinity active 1 0040 Gas liquid chromatography Chromatography, Gas liquid active 1 0041 High performance liquid chromatography Chromatography, High performance liquid active 1 0042 Liquid Chromatography Chromatography, Liquid active 1 0043 Protein A affinity chromatography Chromatography, Protein A affinity active 1 0044 Coagulation Coagulation active 1 0045 Tilt tube coagulation time Coagulation, Tilt tube active 1 0046 Tilt tube reptilase induced coagulation Coagulation, Tilt tube reptilase induced active 1 0047 Automated count Count, Automated active 1 0048 Manual cell count Count, Manual active 1 0049 Platelet count, Rees-Ecker Count, Platelet, Rees-Ecker active 1 0050 Aerobic Culture Culture, Aerobic active 1 0051 Anaerobic Culture Culture, Anaerobic active 1 0052 Chicken embryo culture Culture, Chicken Embryo active 1 0053 Delayed secondary enrichment Culture, Delayed secondary enrichment active 1 0054 Microaerophilic Culture Culture, Microaerophilic active 1 0055 Quantitative microbial culture, cup Culture, Quantitative microbial, cup active 1 0056 Quantitative microbial culture, droplet Culture, Quantitative microbial, droplet active 1 0057 Quantitative microbial culture, filter paper Culture, Quantitative microbial, filter paper active 1 0058 Quantitative microbial culture, pad culture Culture, Quantitative microbial, pad active 1 0059 Quantitative microbial culture, pour plate Culture, Quantitative microbial, pour plate active 1 0060 Quantitative microbial culture, surface streak Culture, Quantitative microbial, surface streak active 1 0061 Somatic Cell culture Culture, Somatic Cell active 1 0062 Agar diffusion Diffusion, Agar active 1 0063 Agar Gel Immunodiffusion Diffusion, Agar Gel Immunodiffusion active 1 0064 Electrophoresis Electrophoresis active 1 0065 Agaorse gel electrophoresis Electrophoresis, Agaorse gel active 1 0066 Electrophoresis, citrate agar Electrophoresis, citrate agar active 1 0067 Immunoelectrophoresis Electrophoresis, Immuno active 1 0068 Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide gel active 1 0069 Starch gel electrophoresis Electrophoresis, Starch gel active 1 0070 ELISA ELISA active 1 0071 ELISA, antigen capture ELISA, antigen capture active 1 0072 ELISA, avidin biotin peroxidase complex ELISA, avidin biotin peroxidase complex active 1 0073 Kinetic ELISA ELISA, Kinetic active 1 0074 ELISA, peroxidase-antiperoxidase ELISA, peroxidase-antiperoxidase active 1 0075 API 20 Strep Identification, API 20 Strep active bioMerieux - streptococcis and enterococci 1 0076 API 20A Identification, API 20A active bioMerieux - 24hr anaerobic ID 1 0077 API 20C AUX Identification, API 20C AUX active bioMerieux - identification of yeast 1 0078 API 20E Identification, API 20E active bioMerieux -identification of Enterobacteriacae; non-fermenting GNB 1 0079 API 20NE Identification, API 20NE active bioMerieux - gram negative non-Enterobacteriaeciae 1 0080 API 50 CH Identification, API 50 CH active bioMerieux 1 0081 API An-IDENT Identification, API An-IDENT active bioMerieux 1 0082 API Coryne Identification, API Coryne active bioMerieux 1 0083 API Rapid 20E Identification, API Rapid 20E active bioMerieux - 4 hour identification of Enterobacteriaciae 1 0084 API Staph Identification, API Staph active bioMerieux 1 0085 API ZYM Identification, API ZYM active bioMerieux 1 0086 Bacterial identification Identification, Bacterial active 1 0087 mini VIDAS Identification, mini VIDAS active bioMerieux 1 0088 Phage susceptibility typing Identification, Phage susceptibility typing active 1 0089 Quad-FERM+ Identification, Quad-FERM+ active bioMerieux - 2-hour identification of Neisseria 1 0090 RAPIDEC Staph Identification, RAPIDEC Staph active bioMerieux 1 0091 Staphaurex Identification, Staphaurex active 1 0092 VIDAS Identification, VIDAS active bioMerieux 1 0093 Vitek Identification, Vitek active bioMerieux 1 0094 VITEK 2 Identification, VITEK 2 active bioMerieux 1 0095 Immune stain Immune stain active 1 0096 Immunofluorescent antibody, direct Immune stain, Immunofluorescent antibody, direct active 1 0097 Immunofluorescent antibody, indirect Immune stain, Immunofluorescent antibody, indirect active 1 0098 Immunoperoxidase, Avidin-Biotin Complex Immune stain, Immunoperoxidase, Avidin-Biotin Complex active 1 0099 Immunoperoxidase, Peroxidase anti-peroxidase complex Immune stain, Immunoperoxidase, Peroxidase anti-peroxidase complex active 1 0100 Immunoperoxidase, Protein A-peroxidase complex Immune stain, Immunoperoxidase, Protein A-peroxidase complex active 1 0101 Immunoassay Immunoassay active 1 0102 Immunoassay, qualitative, multiple step Immunoassay, qualitative, multiple step active 1 0103 Immunoassay, qualitative, single step Immunoassay, qualitative, single step active 1 0104 Radioimmunoassay Immunoassay, Radioimmunoassay active 1 0105 Immunoassay, semi-quantitative, multiple step Immunoassay, semi-quantitative, multiple step active 1 0106 Immunoassay, semi-quantitative, single step Immunoassay, semi-quantitative, single step active 1 0107 Microscopy Microscopy active 1 0108 Darkfield microscopy Microscopy, Darkfield active 1 0109 Electron microscopy Microscopy, Electron active 1 0110 Electron microscopy tomography Microscopy, Electron microscopy tomography active 1 0111 Electron microscopy, negative stain Microscopy, Electron, negative stain active 1 0112 Electron microscopy, thick section Microscopy, Electron, thick section transmission active 1 0113 Electron microscopy, thin section Microscopy, Electron, thin section transmission active 1 0114 Microscopy, Light Microscopy, Light active 1 0115 Polarizing light microscopy Microscopy, Polarized light active 1 0116 Scanning electron microscopy Microscopy, Scanning electron active 1 0117 Transmission electron microscopy Microscopy, Transmission electron active 1 0118 Transparent tape direct examination Microscopy, Transparent tape direct examination active 1 0119 3 Self-Sustaining Sequence Replication Molecular, 3 Self-Sustaining Sequence Replication active 1 0120 Branched Chain DNA Molecular, Branched Chain DNA active 1 0121 Hybridization Protection Assay Molecular, Hybridization Protection Assay active 1 0122 Immune blot Molecular, Immune blot active 1 0123 In-situ hybridization Molecular, In-situ hybridization active 1 0124 Ligase Chain Reaction Molecular, Ligase Chain Reaction active 1 0125 Ligation Activated Transcription Molecular, Ligation Activated Transcription active 1 0126 Nucleic Acid Probe Molecular, Nucleic Acid Probe active 1 0128 Nucleic acid probe with amplification Molecular, Nucleic acid probe with amplification Rationale: Duplicate of code 0126. Use code 0126 instead. active 1 0129 Nucleic acid probe with target amplification Molecular, Nucleic acid probe with target amplification active 1 0130 Nucleic acid reverse transcription Molecular, Nucleic acid reverse transcription active 1 0131 Nucleic Acid Sequence Based Analysis Molecular, Nucleic Acid Sequence Based Analysis active 1 0132 Polymerase chain reaction Molecular, Polymerase chain reaction active 1 0133 Q-Beta Replicase or probe amplification category method Molecular, Q-Beta Replicase or probe amplification category method active 1 0134 Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Molecular, Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism active 1 0135 Southern Blot Molecular, Southern Blot active 1 0136 Strand Displacement Amplification Molecular, Strand Displacement Amplification active 1 0137 Transcription Mediated Amplification Molecular, Transcription Mediated Amplification active 1 0138 Western Blot Molecular, Western Blot active 1 0139 Flocculation Precipitation, Flocculation active 1 0140 Immune precipitation Precipitation, Immune precipitation active 1 0141 Milk ring test Precipitation, Milk ring test active 1 0142 Precipitin Precipitation, Precipitin active 1 0143 Acid fast stain Stain, Acid fast active 1 0144 Acid fast stain, fluorochrome Stain, Acid fast, fluorochrome active 1 0145 Acid fast stain, Kinyoun's cold carbolfuchsin Stain, Acid fast, Kinyoun's cold carbolfuchsin active 1 0146 Acid fast stain, Ziehl-Neelsen Stain, Acid fast, Ziehl-Neelsen active 1 0147 Acid phosphatase stain Stain, Acid phosphatase active 1 0148 Acridine orange stain Stain, Acridine orange active 1 0149 Active brilliant orange KH stain Stain, Active brilliant orange KH active 1 0150 Alazarin red S stain Stain, Alazarin red S active 1 0151 Alcian blue stain Stain, Alcian blue active 1 0152 Alcian blue with Periodic acid Schiff stain Stain, Alcian blue with Periodic acid Schiff active 1 0153 Argentaffin stain Stain, Argentaffin active 1 0154 Argentaffin silver stain Stain, Argentaffin silver active 1 0155 Azure-eosin stain Stain, Azure-eosin active 1 0156 Basic Fuschin stain Stain, Basic Fuschin active 1 0157 Bennhold stain Stain, Bennhold active 1 0158 Bennhold's Congo red stain Stain, Bennhold's Congo red active 1 0159 Bielschowsky stain Stain, Bielschowsky active 1 0160 Bielschowsky's silver stain Stain, Bielschowsky's silver active 1 0161 Bleach stain Stain, Bleach active 1 0162 Bodian stain Stain, Bodian active 1 0163 Brown-Brenn stain Stain, Brown-Brenn active 1 0164 Butyrate-esterase stain Stain, Butyrate-esterase active 1 0165 Calcofluor white fluorescent stain Stain, Calcofluor white fluorescent active 1 0166 Carbol-fuchsin stain Stain, Carbol-fuchsin active 1 0167 Carmine stain Stain, Carmine active 1 0168 Churukian-Schenk stain Stain, Churukian-Schenk active 1 0169 Congo red stain Stain, Congo red active 1 0170 Cresyl echt violet stain Stain, Cresyl echt violet active 1 0171 Crystal violet stain Stain, Crystal violet active 1 0172 De Galantha stain Stain, De Galantha active 1 0173 Dieterle silver impregnation stain Stain, Dieterle silver impregnation active 1 0174 Fite-Farco stain Stain, Fite-Farco active 1 0175 Fontana-Masson silver stain Stain, Fontana-Masson silver active 1 0176 Fouchet stain Stain, Fouchet active 1 0177 Gomori stain Stain, Gomori active 1 0178 Gomori methenamine silver stain Stain, Gomori methenamine silver active 1 0179 Gomori-Wheatly trichrome stain Stain, Gomori-Wheatly trichrome active 1 0180 Gridley stain Stain, Gridley active 1 0181 Grimelius silver stain Stain, Grimelius silver active 1 0182 Grocott stain Stain, Grocott active 1 0183 Grocott methenamine silver stain Stain, Grocott methenamine silver active 1 0184 Hale's colloidal ferric oxide stain Stain, Hale's colloidal ferric oxide active 1 0185 Hale's colloidal iron stain Stain, Hale's colloidal iron active 1 0186 Hansel stain Stain, Hansel active 1 0187 Harris regressive hematoxylin and eosin stain Stain, Harris regressive hematoxylin and eosin active 1 0188 Hematoxylin and eosin stain Stain, Hematoxylin and eosin active 1 0189 Highman stain Stain, Highman active 1 0190 Holzer stain Stain, Holzer active 1 0191 Iron hematoxylin stain Stain, Iron hematoxylin active 1 0192 Jones stain Stain, Jones active 1 0193 Jones methenamine silver stain Stain, Jones methenamine silver active 1 0194 Kossa stain Stain, Kossa active 1 0195 Lawson-Van Gieson stain Stain, Lawson-Van Gieson active 1 0196 Loeffler methylene blue stain Stain, Loeffler methylene blue active 1 0197 Luxol fast blue with cresyl violet stain Stain, Luxol fast blue with cresyl violet active 1 0198 Luxol fast blue with Periodic acid-Schiff stain Stain, Luxol fast blue with Periodic acid-Schiff active 1 0199 MacNeal's tetrachrome blood stain Stain, MacNeal's tetrachrome blood active 1 0200 Mallory-Heidenhain stain Stain, Mallory-Heidenhain active 1 0201 Masson trichrome stain Stain, Masson trichrome active 1 0202 Mayer mucicarmine stain Stain, Mayer mucicarmine active 1 0203 Mayers progressive hematoxylin and eosin stain Stain, Mayers progressive hematoxylin and eosin active 1 0204 May-Grunwald Giemsa stain Stain, May-Grunwald Giemsa active 1 0205 Methyl green stain Stain, Methyl green active 1 0206 Methyl green pyronin stain Stain, Methyl green pyronin active 1 0207 Modified Gomori-Wheatly trichrome stain Stain, Modified Gomori-Wheatly trichrome active 1 0208 Modified Masson trichrome stain Stain, Modified Masson trichrome active 1 0209 Modified trichrome stain Stain, Modified trichrome active 1 0210 Movat pentachrome stain Stain, Movat pentachrome active 1 0211 Mucicarmine stain Stain, Mucicarmine active 1 0212 Neutral red stain Stain, Neutral red active 1 0213 Night blue stain Stain, Night blue active 1 0214 Non-specific esterase stain Stain, Non-specific esterase active 1 0215 Oil red-O stain Stain, Oil red-O active 1 0216 Orcein stain Stain, Orcein active 1 0217 Perls' stain Stain, Perls' active 1 0218 Phosphotungstic acid-hematoxylin stain Stain, Phosphotungstic acid-hematoxylin active 1 0219 Potassium ferrocyanide stain Stain, Potassium ferrocyanide active 1 0220 Prussian blue stain Stain, Prussian blue active 1 0221 Putchler modified Bennhold stain Stain, Putchler modified Bennhold active 1 0222 Quinacrine fluorescent stain Stain, Quinacrine fluorescent active 1 0223 Reticulin stain Stain, Reticulin active 1 0224 Rhodamine stain Stain, Rhodamine active 1 0225 Safranin stain Stain, Safranin active 1 0226 Schmorl stain Stain, Schmorl active 1 0227 Seiver-Munger stain Stain, Seiver-Munger active 1 0228 Silver stain Stain, Silver active 1 0229 Specific esterase stain Stain, Specific esterase active 1 0230 Steiner silver stain Stain, Steiner silver active 1 0231 Sudan III stain Stain, Sudan III active 1 0232 Sudan IVI stain Stain, Sudan IVI active 1 0233 Sulfated alcian blue stain Stain, Sulfated alcian blue active 1 0234 Supravital stain Stain, Supravital active 1 0235 Thioflavine-S stain Stain, Thioflavine-S active 1 0236 Three micron Giemsa stain Stain, Three micron Giemsa active 1 0237 Vassar-Culling stain Stain, Vassar-Culling active 1 0238 Vital Stain Stain, Vital active 1 0239 von Kossa stain Stain, von Kossa active 1 0243 Minimum bactericidal concentration test, macrodilution Susceptibility, Minimum bactericidal concentration, macrodilution active 1 0244 Minimum bactericidal concentration test, microdilution Susceptibility, Minimum bactericidal concentration, microdilution active 1 0247 Turbidometric Turbidometric active 1 0248 Refractometric Turbidometric, Refractometric active 1 0249 Thin layer chromatography (TLC) Chromatography, Thin Layer active 1 0250 EMIT Immunoassay, enzyme-multiplied technique (EMIT) active 1 0251 Flow cytometry (FC) Flow Cytometry active 1 0252 Radial immunodiffusion (RID) Radial Immunodiffusion active 1 0253 Fluorescence polarization immunoassay (FPIA) Immunoassay, Fluorescence Polarization active 1 0254 Immunofixation electrophoresis (IFE) Electrophoresis, Immunofixation active 1 0255 Equilibrium dialysis Dialysis, Direct Equilibrium active 1 0256 Kleihauer-Betke acid elution Acid Elution, Kleihauer-Betke Method active 1 0257 Anti-complement immunofluorescence (ACIF) Immunofluorescence, Anti-Complement active 1 0258 GC/MS Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectroscopy active 1 0259 Nephelometry Light Scatter, Nephelometry active 1 0260 IgE immunoassay antibody Immunoassay, IgE Antibody Test active 1 0261 Lymphocyte Microcytotoxicity Assay Lymphocyte Microcytotoxicity Assay active 1 0262 Spectrophotometry Spectrophotometry active 1 0263 Atomic absorption spectrophotometry (AAS) Spectrophotometry, Atomic Absorption active 1 0264 Ion selective electrode (ISE) Electrochemical, Ion Selective Electrode active 1 0265 Gas chromatography (GC) Chromatography, Gas active 1 0266 Isoelectric focusing (IEF) Isoelectric Focusing active 1 0267 Immunochemiluminescence Immunoassay, Chemiluminescent active 1 0268 Microparticle enzyme immunoassay (MEIA) Immunoassay, Microparticle Enzyme active 1 0269 ICP/MS Inductively-Coupled Plasma/Mass Spectrometry active 1 0270 Immunoradiometric assay (IRMA) Immunoassay, Immunoradiometric Assay active 1 0271 Photo optical clot detection Coagulation, Photo Optical Clot Detection active 1 0280 Susceptibility Testing Test methods designed to determine a microorganismaTMs susceptibility to being killed by an antibiotic. active 2 0240 Antibiotic sensitivity, disk Susceptibility, Antibiotic sensitivity, disk active 2 0241 BACTEC susceptibility test Susceptibility, BACTEC susceptibility test active 2 0242 Disk dilution Susceptibility, Disk dilution active 2 0272 Minimum Inhibitory Concentration Testing to measure the minimum concentration of the antibacterial agent in a given culture medium below which bacterial growth is not inhibited. active 3 0245 Minimum Inhibitory Concentration, macrodilution Susceptibility, Minimum Inhibitory concentration, macrodilution active 3 0246 Minimum Inhibitory Concentration, microdilution Susceptibility, Minimum Inhibitory concentration, microdilution active 2 0273 Viral Genotype Susceptibility active 2 0274 Viral Phenotype Susceptibility active 2 0275 Gradient Strip active 2 0275a Minimum Lethal Concentration (MLC) active 2 0276 Slow Mycobacteria Susceptibility Testing to measure the minimum concentration of the antibacterial agent in a given culture medium below which bacterial growth is not inhibited. active 2 0277 Serum bactericidal titer active 2 0278 Agar screen active 2 0279 Disk induction active 1 _AllergyTestObservationMethod allergy test observation **Description:**Provides additional methodology information not present in the associated AllergyTestCode term. retired true 1 _CommonClinicalObservationMethod common clinical observation **Description:**Used in a patient care message to value simple clinical (non-lab) observation methods, such as found in SOAP (subjective, objective, assessment, plan) progress notes: subjective section (used for history from patient and other informants); objective section (used for physical exam, lab, and other common results), and assessment section (used for the clinicians assessment of the implications of subjective and objective sections). retired true 1 0127 Nucleic acid probe Molecular, Nucleic acid probe retired
A code that provides additional detail about the means or technique used to ascertain the observation. *Examples:* Blood pressure measurement method: arterial puncture vs. sphygmomanometer (Riva-Rocci), sitting vs. supine position, etc. *OpenIssue:* Description copied from Concept Domain of same name. Must be verified. Note that the Domain has a full discussion about use of the attribute and constraining that is not appropriate for the code system description. Needs to be improved.
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The child code is a more narrow version of the concept represented by the parent code. I.e. Every child concept is also a valid parent concept. Used to allow determination of subsumption. Must be transitive, irreflexive, antisymmetric.
Inverse of Specializes. Only included as a derived relationship.
Designation of a concept's state. Normally is not populated unless the state is retired..
Indicates that the code is abstract - only intended to be used as a selector for other concepts
Provides codes for decision methods, initially for assessing the causality of events.
Reaching a decision through the application of an algorithm designed to weigh the different factors involved.
Reaching a decision through the use of Bayesian statistical analysis.
Reaching a decision by consideration of the totality of factors involved in order to reach a judgement.
A code that provides additional detail about the means or technique used to ascertain the genetic analysis. Example, PCR, Micro Array
**Description:** Polymerase Chain Reaction
Provides additional detail about the aggregation methods used to compute the aggregated values for an observation. This is an abstract code.
Average of non-null values in the referenced set of values
Count of non-null values in the referenced set of values
Largest of all non-null values in the referenced set of values.
The median of all non-null values in the referenced set of values.
Smallest of all non-null values in the referenced set of values.
The most common value of all non-null values in the referenced set of values.
Standard Deviation of the values in the referenced set of values, computed over the population.
Standard Deviation of the values in the referenced set of values, computed over a sample of the population.
Sum of non-null values in the referenced set of values
Variance of the values in the referenced set of values, computed over the population.
Variance of the values in the referenced set of values, computed over a sample of the population.
Verification by means of document. *Example:* Fax, letter, attachment to e-mail.
verification by means of a response to an electronic query *Example:* query message to a Covered Party registry application or Coverage Administrator.
Verification by means of electronic token. *Example:* smartcard, magnetic swipe card, RFID device.
Verification by means of voice. *Example:* By speaking with or calling the Coverage Administrator or Covered Party
Susceptibility, High Level Aminoglycoside Resistance agar test
Agglutination, Hemagglutination inhibition
Bioassay, Mouse intercerebral inoculation
Differential light absorption chemical test
Chemical, Dipstick colorimetric laboratory test
Coagulation, Tilt tube reptilase induced
Culture, Quantitative microbial, droplet
Quantitative microbial culture, filter paper
Culture, Quantitative microbial, filter paper
Quantitative microbial culture, pad culture
Quantitative microbial culture, pour plate
Culture, Quantitative microbial, pour plate
Quantitative microbial culture, surface streak
Culture, Quantitative microbial, surface streak
bioMerieux - streptococcis and enterococci
bioMerieux -identification of Enterobacteriacae; non-fermenting GNB
bioMerieux - gram negative non-Enterobacteriaeciae
bioMerieux - 4 hour identification of Enterobacteriaciae
Identification, Phage susceptibility typing
bioMerieux - 2-hour identification of Neisseria
Immune stain, Immunofluorescent antibody, direct
Immune stain, Immunofluorescent antibody, indirect
Immune stain, Immunoperoxidase, Avidin-Biotin Complex
Immunoperoxidase, Peroxidase anti-peroxidase complex
Immune stain, Immunoperoxidase, Peroxidase anti-peroxidase complex
Immunoperoxidase, Protein A-peroxidase complex
Immune stain, Immunoperoxidase, Protein A-peroxidase complex
Immunoassay, semi-quantitative, multiple step
Immunoassay, semi-quantitative, single step
Microscopy, Electron microscopy tomography
Microscopy, Electron, thick section transmission
Microscopy, Electron, thin section transmission
Microscopy, Transparent tape direct examination
Molecular, 3 Self-Sustaining Sequence Replication
Molecular, Hybridization Protection Assay
Molecular, Ligation Activated Transcription
Molecular, Nucleic acid probe with amplification *Rationale:* Duplicate of code 0126. Use code 0126 instead.
Nucleic acid probe with target amplification
Molecular, Nucleic acid probe with target amplification
Molecular, Nucleic acid reverse transcription
Molecular, Nucleic Acid Sequence Based Analysis
Q-Beta Replicase or probe amplification category method
Molecular, Q-Beta Replicase or probe amplification category method
Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism
Molecular, Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism
Molecular, Strand Displacement Amplification
Molecular, Transcription Mediated Amplification
Acid fast stain, Kinyoun's cold carbolfuchsin
Stain, Acid fast, Kinyoun's cold carbolfuchsin
Alcian blue with Periodic acid Schiff stain
Stain, Alcian blue with Periodic acid Schiff
Harris regressive hematoxylin and eosin stain
Stain, Harris regressive hematoxylin and eosin
Luxol fast blue with cresyl violet stain
Stain, Luxol fast blue with cresyl violet
Luxol fast blue with Periodic acid-Schiff stain
Stain, Luxol fast blue with Periodic acid-Schiff
Mayers progressive hematoxylin and eosin stain
Stain, Mayers progressive hematoxylin and eosin
Stain, Modified Gomori-Wheatly trichrome
Minimum bactericidal concentration test, macrodilution
Susceptibility, Minimum bactericidal concentration, macrodilution
Minimum bactericidal concentration test, microdilution
Susceptibility, Minimum bactericidal concentration, microdilution
Immunoassay, enzyme-multiplied technique (EMIT)
Fluorescence polarization immunoassay (FPIA)
Anti-complement immunofluorescence (ACIF)
Atomic absorption spectrophotometry (AAS)
Electrochemical, Ion Selective Electrode
Inductively-Coupled Plasma/Mass Spectrometry
Coagulation, Photo Optical Clot Detection
Test methods designed to determine a microorganismaTMs susceptibility to being killed by an antibiotic.
Susceptibility, Antibiotic sensitivity, disk
Susceptibility, BACTEC susceptibility test
Testing to measure the minimum concentration of the antibacterial agent in a given culture medium below which bacterial growth is not inhibited.
Minimum Inhibitory Concentration, macrodilution
Susceptibility, Minimum Inhibitory concentration, macrodilution
Minimum Inhibitory Concentration, microdilution
Susceptibility, Minimum Inhibitory concentration, microdilution
**Description:**Provides additional methodology information not present in the associated AllergyTestCode term.
**Description:**Used in a patient care message to value simple clinical (non-lab) observation methods, such as found in SOAP (subjective, objective, assessment, plan) progress notes: subjective section (used for history from patient and other informants); objective section (used for physical exam, lab, and other common results), and assessment section (used for the clinicians assessment of the implications of subjective and objective sections).