83679004: Aldosterone measurement (procedure)

SNOMED CT Concept\Procedure\Procedure by method\Determination of a value, conclusion, or inference by evaluating evidence\An observation, by some objective method, of amount, number, quantity, size, level, extent, or magnitude, resulting in an ordinal or quantitative value\Measurement of substance (procedure)\...

\Hormone measurement\Aldosterone measurement

\Steroid measurement (procedure)\Aldosterone measurement

Status: current, Sufficiently defined by necessary conditions definition status (core metadata concept). Date: 31-Jul 2009. Module: SNOMED CT core

Descriptions:

Id Description Lang Type Status Case? Module

138776018 Aldosterone measurement en Synonym (core metadata concept) Active Entire term case insensitive (core metadata concept) SNOMED CT core

825362018 Aldosterone measurement (procedure) en Fully specified name Active Entire term case insensitive (core metadata concept) SNOMED CT core

1234853010 Aldosterone level en Synonym (core metadata concept) Active Entire term case insensitive (core metadata concept) SNOMED CT core

Expanded Value Set

Outbound Relationships	Type	Target	Active	Characteristic	Refinability	Group	Values
Aldosterone measurement	Is a	Hormone measurement	true	Inferred relationship	Some
Aldosterone measurement	Is a	Dynamic endocrine function test	false	Inferred relationship	Some
Aldosterone measurement	Is a	Steroid measurement (procedure)	false	Inferred relationship	Some
Aldosterone measurement	Has intent	Diagnostic intent (qualifier value)	false	Inferred relationship	Some
Aldosterone measurement	Has measured component (attribute)	Aldosterone	false	Inferred relationship	Some
Aldosterone measurement	Method	Investigation - action	false	Inferred relationship	Some
Aldosterone measurement	Component	Aldosterone	true	Inferred relationship	Some	1
Aldosterone measurement	Component	Endocrine function	false	Inferred relationship	Some
Aldosterone measurement	Is a	Hydrocorticosterone measurement	false	Inferred relationship	Some
Aldosterone measurement	Method	Evaluation - action	false	Inferred relationship	Some
Aldosterone measurement	Is a	Steroid measurement (procedure)	true	Inferred relationship	Some
Aldosterone measurement	Method	Measurement - action	false	Inferred relationship	Some	2
Aldosterone measurement	Method	Measurement - action	true	Inferred relationship	Some	1

Inbound Relationships	Type	Active	Source	Characteristic	Refinability	Group
Aldosterone renal clearance measurement	Is a	False	Aldosterone measurement	Inferred relationship	Some
Aldosterone measurement, serum	Is a	True	Aldosterone measurement	Inferred relationship	Some
Aldosterone measurement, standing, normal salt diet	Is a	True	Aldosterone measurement	Inferred relationship	Some
Aldosterone measurement, recumbent, normal salt diet	Is a	True	Aldosterone measurement	Inferred relationship	Some
Aldosterone measurement, urine	Is a	False	Aldosterone measurement	Inferred relationship	Some
Plasma aldosterone level (procedure)	Is a	False	Aldosterone measurement	Inferred relationship	Some
Tetrahydroaldosterone measurement	Is a	True	Aldosterone measurement	Inferred relationship	Some
Aldosterone and renin measurement following saline suppression (procedure)	Is a	True	Aldosterone measurement	Inferred relationship	Some
Measurement of aldosterone in body fluid specimen	Is a	True	Aldosterone measurement	Inferred relationship	Some
Ectopic aldosterone-producing tumor is an extremely rare aldosterone-producing neoplasm composed of aberrant adrenocortical tissue located outside the adrenal glands (e.g. in retroperitoneum, perirenal or periaortic fatty tissue, thorax, spinal canal, testes, ovaries) typically characterized by symptoms related to increased aldosterone levels (such as sustained, treatment-resistant hypertension and hypokalemia) or symptoms caused by local tumor enlargement.	Interprets	True	Aldosterone measurement	Inferred relationship	Some	1

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