Version 2.78

Term Description

Individual stands with arms outstretched at shoulder level, and measurement of the arm span is the maximum distance between the extended middle fingers of the right and left hands, measured across the back.
Source: Regenstrief LOINC

Reference Information

Type Source Reference
Article Consensus measures for Phenotypes and Exposures Lohman, T. G., Roche, A. F., Martorell, R. (Eds.). (1988). Anthropometric standardization reference manual. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics Books.

Fully-Specified Name

Component
Width
Property
Len
Time
Pt
System
Arm span
Scale
Qn
Method

Additional Names

Short Name
Width Arm span

Survey Question

Source
PX020102

Basic Attributes

Class
H&P.PX
Type
Clinical
First Released
Version 2.29
Last Updated
Version 2.66
Change Reason
Updated the PhenX ID from "PhenX.<ID>" to "PX<ID>" in Survey Question Source field to align with the variable identifier used in the PhenX Toolkit.; Updated Class from PHENX to H&P.PX and Status from TRIAL to ACTIVE.

Member of these Panels

LOINC Long Common Name
62404-9 PhenX - arm span protocol 020101
93000-8 PhenX - body proportions protocol 220201

Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
es-MX Spanish (Mexico) Ancho:Len:Punto temporal:Lapso del brazo:Cuantitativo:
it-IT Italian (Italy) Larghezza:Len:Pt:Apertura delle braccia:Qn:
Synonyms: Esame obbiettivo Lunghezza Punto nel tempo (episodio)
ru-RU Russian (Russian Federation) Ширина:Дл:ТчкВрм:Размах рук:Колич:
Synonyms: Длина Количественный Точка во времени;Момент
zh-CN Chinese (China) 宽度:长度:时间点:臂展:定量型:
Synonyms: 体格检查小节与指标;体格检查小节与测量指标;历史纪录与体格检查.体格检查小节与指标;历史纪录与体格检查.体格检查小节与测量指标;历史纪录与体格检查小节.体格检查小节与指标;历史纪录与体格检查小节.体格检查小节与测量指标;病史与体格检查.体格检查小节与指标;病史与体格检查.体格检查小节与测量指标;病史与体格检查小节.体格检查小节与指标 历史纪录与体格检查 历史纪录与体格检查小节 可用数量表示的;定量性;数值型;数量型;连续数值型标尺 宽 时刻;随机;随意;瞬间 病史与体格检查 臂距;臂展长度 长;长短

Example Units

Unit Source
cm Example UCUM Units

LOINC Terminology Service (API) using HL7® FHIR® Get Info

CodeSystem lookup
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