Person—prostate-specific antigen level, nanograms per millilitre
Data Element Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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Short name: | PSA test level |
METEOR identifier: | 481441 |
Registration status: | Health, Standard 14/05/2015 |
Definition: | The level of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in a person's blood stream found by a PSA test measured in nanograms per millilitre (ng/mL), represented by a number. |
Context: | PSA level is an indicator for prostate cancer or a number of other benign conditions and is only applicable to males. |
Data Element Concept: | Person—prostate-specific antigen level |
Value Domain: | Nanograms per millilitre |
Value domain attributes | ||
Representational attributes | ||
Representation class: | Quantity | |
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Data type: | Number | |
Format: | NN.NN | |
Maximum character length: | 5 | |
Proposed unit of measure: | ng/mL |
Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | Cancer Australia |
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Data element attributes | |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Guide for use: | Record the level of PSA in a person's blood stream found by a PSA test in nanograms per millilitre (ng/mL). Collect this item in conjunction with PSA test date. |
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Collection methods: | Collect from patient medical records or pathology reports. |
Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | Cancer Australia |
Relational attributes | |
Related metadata references: | See also Person—prostate-specific antigen test date, DDMMYYYY Health, Standard 14/05/2015 |
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: | Prostate cancer (clinical) NBPDS Health, Standard 14/05/2015 DSS specific information: It is recommended that this item should be recorded at:
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