# Timing "Since Last Observation"

**URL:** <https://forum.loinc.org/t/timing-since-last-observation/911>\
**Category:** other-clinical\
**Created:** [May 16, 2016, 8:01am UTC](https://forum.loinc.org/t/timing-since-last-observation/911 "2016-05-16T08:01:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![mmarti5](https://forum.loinc.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/35a633/32.png) [@mmarti5](https://forum.loinc.org/u/mmarti5)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2016, 8:01am UTC](https://forum.loinc.org/t/timing-since-last-observation/911/1 "2016-05-16T08:01:35Z")

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How would one indicate a timing indicating the time period since the last recorded observation. “Has the patient urinated (defecated, been outside, etc) _since the last time we checked on them_?” The actual time will vary and doesn’t even have a “default” like the discussion of 24hr if only 23 have passed. This sort of recording is common in some veterinary nursing notes.

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**Author:** ![system](https://forum.loinc.org/uploads/default/original/1X/dbab97ce9b2987d788a376e254fcaae249f3b672.png) [@system](https://forum.loinc.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2023, 3:36pm UTC](https://forum.loinc.org/t/timing-since-last-observation/911/2 "2023-06-23T15:36:36Z")

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