PhenX measure - child head circumference:-:Pt: Patient:-:PhenXLOINC code
Preferred Label : PhenX measure - child head circumference:-:Pt: Patient:-:PhenX;
LOINC status : DEPRECATED;
LOINC long common name : Deprecated PhenX measure - child head circumference;
LOINC description : Child head circumference is the maximum circumference measurement around the head
from frontal bones to the occipital prominence of the back of the head. Head circumference
is measured to monitor an infant's head growth to ensure normal skull/brain growth
- not too fast (which may indicate macrocephaly or hydrocephalus), or too slow (which
may indicate microcephaly or craniosynostosis). Growth measurements encompass the
measurement of height, weight, and head circumference.;
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