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LP19507-0   Gestational age
The age of the conceptus, beginning from the time of fertilization. In clinical obstetrics, the gestational age is often estimated as the time from the last day of the last menstruation which is about 2 weeks before ovulation and fertilization. Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006

Reference Information

Type Source Reference
Article NCBI PubMed Mercer BM, Sklar S, Shariatmadar A, Gillieson MS, D'Alton ME. Fetal foot length as a predictor of gestational age. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1987;156(2):350-355. Link to PubMed

Fully-Specified Name

Component
Gestational age
Property
Time
Time
Pt
System
^Fetus
Scale
Qn
Method
US+Estimated from FL.Mercer 1987

Additional Names

Short Name
GA from FL.Mercer87

Basic Attributes

Class
OB.US
Type
Clinical
First Released
Version 1.0j-a
Last Updated
Version 2.52
Order vs. Observation
Observation

Formula (Readable)

GESTATIONAL AGE [wk] = 9.397 + 0.3004 * (foot length [mm]) + 0.0007745 * (foot length [mm]) ^ 2

Member of these Groups Get Info

LOINC Group Group Name
LG50112-8 Gestational ageTime^Fetus

Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
es-AR Spanish (Argentina) US.ESTIMATED FROM FL.MERCER.87:tiempo:punto en el tiempo:^feto:cuantitativo:US.ESTIMATED FROM FL.MERCER.87
es-MX Spanish (Mexico) Edad gestacional:Tiempo:Punto temporal:^ Feto:Cuantitativo:US+Estimated from FL.Mercer 1987
fr-BE French (Belgium) Age gestationnel:Durée:Temps ponctuel:^Foetus:Quantitatif:US.estimé sur FL .Mercer 1987
it-IT Italian (Italy) Età gestazionale:Tempo:Pt:^feto:Qn:Ecografia.stimata da FL.Mercer 1987
Synonyms: Eco Ecografia ostetrica Punto nel tempo (episodio) Tempo (e.g. secondi)
pt-BR Portuguese (Brazil) Idade gestacional:Tempo:Pt:^Feto:Qn:US.estimado pelo comprimento do fêmur.Mercer.87
Synonyms: ; GA; Point in time; Random; Fet; Fetal; Quantitative; QNT; Quant; Quan; from FL.Mercer87; Foot length; 87; Foot chart; from FL.Mercer87; Femur Length; US.est; predicted; Ultrasound; ULS; Sonogram; Sonography; Sonograph; Echography; Est; estimation; Gest; Gestation; Prenatal; OBSTERICAL.ULTRASOUND; OBSTERICAL.ULTRASOUND; Obstetrical; Obstetrics
zh-CN Chinese (China) 孕龄:时间:时间点:^胎儿:定量型:超声+依据股骨长度的估计法.Mercer.87
Synonyms: FL 产科 产科.超声;产科.超声.印象与测量指标;产科学.超声;产科学.超声.印象与测量指标;产科学检查与测量指标.超声.印象与测量指标;产科学超声印象与测量指标 产科学 受孕 受孕期 受孕期的 受孕的 可用数量表示的;定量性;数值型;数量型;连续数值型标尺 妊娠 妊娠期的 妊娠的 怀卵 怀卵期 怀卵期的 怀卵的 怀孕 怀孕期 怀孕期的 怀孕的 时刻;随机;随意;瞬间 时间(如秒);时间(如秒数) 股骨长 股骨长度（Femur Length，FL） 胎;超系统 - 胎儿 胎龄;Gestational Age;GA 胎龄估计法;孕龄估计法 超声.依据股骨长度的胎龄估计法.Mercer.87;超声.依据股骨长度的胎龄估计法.Mercer 1987;超声.依据股骨长度的胎龄估计法.Mercer87 超声.依据股骨长度的胎龄估计法;超声.依据FL的胎龄估计法;超声.依据股骨长度(Femur Length, FL)的胎龄估计法 超声.胎龄估计法 超声检查方法;超声检查法;超声波;超声波检查方法;超声波检查法

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