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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