14355-2
LOINC Code
| LOINC code | 14355-2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| name | |||
| description | A KOH Preparation involves treating a specimen with KOH, a strong base that can make fungi and yeast more visible by partial dissolution of tissue cells, keratin, and other material. Fungal cells are resistant due to the high content of cellular chitin. KOH prep is generally a test for fungi, most often candida yeast, but others too, such as tinea capitis and other skin or nail fungal infections, even blastomycosis, etc. However, the KOH prep is also used to diagnose infections with mites (Demodex folliculorum in rosacea-like lesions and Sarcoptes scabiei in hyperkeratotic or crusted scabies) and sometimes even nematodes (in blue neck syndrome). [PMID:16766846] | ||
| status | ACTIVE | ||
Fully-Specified Name | |||
| component | Observation | ||
| property | Prid = Presence or identity: Prid stands for “Presence or identity”, is used for assays that detect whether or not an analyte of a particular kind is present, and if it is, to identify the specific analyte. | ||
| time | Pt = Point in time: To identify measures at a point in time. This is a synonym for “spot” or “random” as applied to urine measurements. | ||
| system | Cvx = Cervix | ||
| scale | Nom = Nominal: Nominal or categorical responses that do not have a natural ordering. (e.g., names of bacteria, reported as answers, categories of appearance that do not have a natural ordering, such as, yellow, clear, bloody. | ||
| method | KOH preparation | ||
Additional Names | |||
| short name | Cervix; Genital tract; Gyn; Gynecology; ID; Identity or presence; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; Microbiology; Nominal; OB; ObGyn; Obstetrics; Point in time; Potassium hydroxide preparation; Prep; Random | ||
Basic Attributes | |||
| class | MICRO | ||
| type | 1 Laboratory | ||
| order vs. observation | KOH Prep Cvx | ||
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History/Usage | |||
| first released | |||
| last updated | 2.78 | ||
| last change type | NAM - change to Analyte/Component | ||
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