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Term Description

Sig's are the provider's instructions on how to take a medication. They usually follow immediately after the drug name and strength on a written prescription. "Sig" is a shortened version of the Latin word Signetur, meaning "let it be labeled." The following prescriptions contain two examples of Sigs, starting with "take...": Thyroxin 150 ug, take one tab by mouth every morning or Azitrhrommcyin 5 day pack, take 500 mg (2 tabs) on day one and 1 tab (250 mg) on day 2 through 5. May take with food but not antacids This term was created for HL7's Consolidated CDA (C-CDA) to explicitly identify the free text Sig within each medication. The C-CDA is a library of clinical CDA templates named in Meaningful Use regulation to support transition of care. The availability of the free text Sig makes it easier for providers to write prescriptions and get a compact and readable list of their patients' active medications in a grid format with one column for the drug name and strength, another column for the sig, and (usually) fitting one active medication per row.

LOINC Names Get Info

Fully-Specified Name
Instructions:Txt:Pt:Medication:Nar:
Long Common Name
Instructions [Text] Medication Narrative
Short Name
Instructions Medication

Part Model Get Info

  • Component
    Instructions
    LP140599-4
    • Analyte
      Instructions
      LP140599-4
      • Component Numerator
        Instructions
        LP140599-4
        • Component Numerator Core
          Instructions
          LP140599-4
        • Component Numerator Core Suffix
          NULL
           
      • Component Denominator
        NULL
         
        • Component Denominator Core
          NULL
           
        • Component Denominator Core Suffix
          NULL
           
    • Challenge
      NULL
       
    • Adjustment
      NULL
       
    • Count
      NULL
       
  • Property
    Txt
    LP6885-0
  • Time
    Pt
    LP6960-1
  • System
    Medication
    LP30459-9
    • System Core
      Medication
      LP30459-9
    • Super System
      NULL
       
  • Scale
    Nar
    LP7749-7
  • Method
    NULL
     

Basic Attributes

Class
CLIN
Type
Clinical
First Released
Version 2.52
Last Updated
Version 2.52 (ADD)
Order vs. Observation
Observation

Language Variants Get Info

TagLanguageTranslation
el-GRGreek (Greece)Οδηγίες:Txt:Pt:Φαρμακευτική αγωγή:Nar:
Synonyms: CLIN Nar Pt Txt Οδηγίες Φαρμακευτική αγωγή
es-MXSpanish (Mexico)Instrucciones:TXT:Punto temporal:Medicamento:Narrativo:
it-ITItalian (Italy)Istruzioni:Txt:Pt:Farmaco:Nar:
Synonyms: Clinico Medicazione Punto nel tempo (episodio) Testo
ru-RURussian (Russian Federation)Инструкции:Txt:ТчкВрм:Лекарственный препарат:Опис:
Synonyms: Описательный Текст Точка во времени;Момент Указания
zh-CNChinese (China)说明:文本型属性:时间点:药物:叙述型:
Synonyms: 使用说明;指令;指令说明;指导;指示;教育;说明书;说明类 叙述;叙述性文字;报告;报告型;文字叙述;文本叙述型;文本描述;文本描述型 处理用药;处理用药物;处理药物;治疗用药;治疗用药物;用药;药物处理;药物治疗;治疗药物 文本;文本型;文本属性 时刻;随机;随意;瞬间

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

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