Version 2.78

Term Description

Visceral fat area (VFA) is measured to determine how much VFA has accumulated in a patient. Single slice computed tomography (CT) of the intraabdominal area is the most accurate method. Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) and bioimpedance measurements are other techniques for determining VFA.
Source: Regenstrief LOINC

Part Description

LP172616-7   Visceral fat
Visceral fat (abdominal fat) is located inside the abdominal cavity, packed between the organs (stomach, liver, intestines, kidneys, etc.). Fat in the lower body, as in thighs and buttocks, is subcutaneous and is not consistently spaced tissue, whereas fat in the abdomen is mostly visceral and semi-fluid. Visceral fat is composed of several adipose depots, including mesenteric, epididymal white adipose tissue (EWAT), and perirenal depots. An excess of visceral fat is known as central obesity, or "belly fat", and is linked to type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance, inflammatory diseases, and other obesity-related diseases. Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia, Visceral fat

Fully-Specified Name

Component
Visceral fat
Property
Area
Time
Pt
System
^Patient
Scale
Qn
Method
Measured

Additional Names

Long Common Name
Visceral fat [Area] Measured
Short Name
Visceral fat Area Measured

Basic Attributes

Class
H&P.PX
Type
Clinical
First Released
Version 2.44
Last Updated
Version 2.52
Order vs. Observation
Observation

Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
es-MX Spanish (Mexico) Grasa visceral:Zona:Punto temporal:^ Paciente:Cuantitativo:Measured
it-IT Italian (Italy) Grasso viscerale:Area:Pt:^Paziente:Qn:Misurato
Synonyms: Esame obbiettivo paziente Punto nel tempo (episodio)
ru-RU Russian (Russian Federation) Висцеральный жир:Площадь:ТчкВрм:^Пациент:Колич:Измеренный
Synonyms: Количественный Точка во времени;Момент
zh-CN Chinese (China) 内脏脂肪:面积:时间点:^患者:定量型:测量法
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 内脏脂肪组织;脏性脂肪 医疗服务对象;客户;病人;病患;病号;超系统 - 病人 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 时刻;随机;随意;瞬间 测定法;量度法;量测法 病史与体格检查

Example Units

Unit Source
cm2 Example UCUM Units

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

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