Version 2.78

Term Description

The estimated number of meals consumed per day. The estimated number of meals are reported retrospectively by the patient or by the dietitian upon inspection of the patient's intake. This term was created for, but not limited in use to, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics' Nutrition Assessment Language.
Source: Regenstrief LOINC

Part Description

LP202940-5   Meals
The number of meals consumed. Meals are defined as regular eating episodes that may include a variety of foods consisting of grains and/or starches, meat and/or meat alternatives, fruits and vegetables, and milk or milk products. Source: Regenstrief LOINC

Fully-Specified Name

Component
Meals
Property
NRat
Time
24H
System
^Patient
Scale
Qn
Method
Estimated

Additional Names

Short Name
Meals 24h nRate Est

Basic Attributes

Class
NUTRITION&DIETETICS
Type
Clinical
First Released
Version 2.54
Last Updated
Version 2.58
Order vs. Observation
Observation

Member of these Panels

LOINC Long Common Name
75282-4 Nutrition assessment panel

Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
es-MX Spanish (Mexico) Comidas:NRat:24H:^ Paciente:Cuantitativo:Estimated
it-IT Italian (Italy) Pasti:NRat:24h:^Paziente:Qn:Stimato
Synonyms: 24 Ore Indice numerico Nutrizione e Dietetica paziente
zh-CN Chinese (China) 正餐类:计数型速率:24小时:^患者:定量型:估计法
Synonyms: 1天;1日;24.0小时;一天;一日;二十四个小时;二十四小时 医疗服务对象;客户;病人;病患;病号;超系统 - 病人 单位时间内的数量或计数;数量/时间;数量型速率;数量型速率或计数型速率;数量型速率或计数型速率(单位时间);数量或计数型速率;计数/时间;计数型速率(单位时间);数量或计数型速率(单位时间) 可用数量表示的;定量性;数值型;数量型;连续数值型标尺 正餐类（正餐、正顿、正顿饭菜、正顿餐、正顿饭、正顿饭食、饭食、膳食、餐点、正顿膳食、正顿餐点、食品、吃饭、正顿吃饭） 胎龄估计法;孕龄估计法 营养学与饮食学;营养学;营养与膳食;营养与饮食

Example Units

Unit Source
/d Example UCUM Units

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

CodeSystem lookup
https://fhir.loinc.org/CodeSystem/$lookup?system=http://loinc.org&code=80491-4