Transpulmonary pressure gradient:PressDiff:Pt:Pulmonary artery:Qn:Calculated

Preferred Label : Transpulmonary pressure gradient:PressDiff:Pt:Pulmonary artery:Qn:Calculated;

LOINC status : ACTIVE;

LOINC long common name : Transpulmonary pressure gradient;

LOINC short name : Transpulm press grad;

LOINC description : Transpulmonary pressure gradient (TPG) is the difference between the mean pulmonary arterial pressure and left atrial pressure, which may be approximated by the pulmonary capillary wedge pressure; it can be used to identify intrinsic pulmonary vascular disease in left-heart conditions with correlated increased pulmonary venous pressure. [PMID: 22936712];

Details

Origin ID

95933-8;

UMLS CUI

C5400813;

Has component
- Pressure [LOINC component]
- Pressure gradient [LOINC component]
- Transpulmonary pressure gradient [LOINC component]
Has method
- Calculated [LOINC method]
Has property
- Pressure Difference [LOINC Property]
Has system
- Artery [LOINC System]
- Pulmonary artery [LOINC System]
Has time aspect
- Point in time (spot) [LOINC time aspect]
Semantic type(s)
- Clinical Attribute [UMLS semantic type]

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