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docs(mimic-iv): no official itemid→LOINC map (#1972) - #2153

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docs(mimic-iv): no official itemid→LOINC map (#1972)#2153
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Summary

  • Document that MIMIC-Code / PhysioNet do not maintain an official MIMIC-IV itemid→LOINC crosswalk.
  • Recommend version-scoped itemids + manual review when LOINC is required; warn against IV→III→LOINC chains.
  • Link from READMEs; add sample dictionary queries under concepts/documentation/.

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Closes #1972

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Chessing234 and others added 6 commits July 31, 2026 15:43
Answer MIT-LCP#1972 without promising a maintained crosswalk in this repo.

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Surface the MIT-LCP#1972 answer from module and repo entrypoints.

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Home for terminology audit SQL outside the derived-concept tree.

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Show researchers where labels live when no official map exists (MIT-LCP#1972).

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Help MIT-LCP#1972-style terminology work without inventing LOINC codes.

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Keep MIT-LCP#1972 resolved as documentation and practice guidance.

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MIMIC-IV itemid to LOINC mapping availability

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