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name

TERM_RANGE_CHECK

number

704.107

location

^MDC(704.107,

description

This file maintains value ranges for related observations/terms. An example could be a TERM RANGE CHECK entry that would result in an observed TEMPERATURE of 80 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT for a MALE between 55-150 years of AGE, triggering a "CRITICAL LOW" response by the Clinical Flowsheets application.

Fields

#	Name	Location	Type	Details	Index	Description
.01	term id(+)	0;1	POINTER	704.101		This field indentifies the term to which a term range check is applicable. A sample TERM ID could identify the term "TEMPERATURE".
.02	unit id(+)	0;2	POINTER	704.101		This identifies the unit of measurement related to the TERM_ID (field #.01). A sample UNIT ID could identify "DEGREES F".
.03	sex	0;3	SET OF CODES	M:Male F:Female N:Non-Specific		This field indicates the gender to which a term range check is applicable. A sample SEX could be "Male".
.04	age minimum	0;4	NUMERIC			This is the minimum age which the term range check is applicable. A sample AGE MINIMUM could be "55".
.05	age maximum	0;5	NUMERIC			This is the maximum age which the term range check is applicable. A sample AGE MAXIMUM could be "150".
.08	patient id	0;8	POINTER	2		This field identifies a patient for which the term range check is applicable. A sample PATIENT ID could identify "CP FLOWSHEETS,PATIENT1".
.09	description	0;9	FREE TEXT			This field is a DESCRIPTION of the term range check entry. A sample DESCRIPTION could be "Senior male temperature".
.11	critical low(+)	.1;1	NUMERIC			This is the value that will cause a "CRITICAL LOW" result when the term range check is applied. A sample CRITICAL LOW could be "80".
.12	abnormal low(+)	.1;2	NUMERIC			This is the value that will cause a "ABNORMAL LOW" result when the term range check is applied. A sample ABNORMAL LOW could be "85".
.13	normal low(+)	.1;3	NUMERIC			This is the value that will cause a "NORMAL LOW" result when the term range check is applied. A sample NORMAL LOW could be "90".
.14	normal high(+)	.1;4	NUMERIC			This is the value that will cause a "NORMAL HIGH" result when the term range check is applied. A sample NORMAL HIGH could be "100".
.15	abnormal high(+)	.1;5	NUMERIC			This is the value that will cause a "ABNORMAL HIGH" result when the term range check is applied. A sample ABNORMAL HIGH could be "103".
.16	critical high(+)	.1;6	NUMERIC			This is the value that will cause a CRITICAL HIGH"" result when the term range check is applied. A sample CRITICAL HIGH could be "106".