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hematology blood pressure

hem_bp
general
Updated 3/30/2026

Definition

The arterial pressure value for a blood study. Used in healthcare data management and clinical workflows. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for hematology management and reporting.

Standard Abbreviation

hem_bp

Category

general

Database Usage

-- Example column naming
CREATE TABLE claims (
  clm_id VARCHAR(50),
  hem_bp VARCHAR(100),  -- hematology blood pressure (max 100 chars)
  ...
);

-- Example in SELECT
SELECT
  clm_id,
  hem_bp as hematology_blood_pressure
FROM claims;

Common uses in healthcare data

  • Healthcare data warehouse schema design and modeling
  • Interoperability and cross-system data exchange
  • ETL pipeline development and orchestration
  • Master data management (MDM) programs
  • Analytics and business intelligence reporting

Example database column name

ISO-11179 snake_case standard

-- Recommended column name
hem_bp

-- Example DDL
CREATE TABLE healthcare_data (
  record_id   VARCHAR(50)   NOT NULL,
  hem_bp       VARCHAR(100),  -- hematology blood pressure (max 100 chars)
  created_dt  TIMESTAMP     NOT NULL DEFAULT NOW()
);

Column names follow the ISO-11179 naming convention: lowercase, underscore-separated, using the standard abbreviation as a prefix where applicable.

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