16885-6
LOINC Code
| LOINC code | 16885-6 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| name | |||
| status | DEPRECATED | ||
| Replacements | alternatives to this code:
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Fully-Specified Name | |||
| component | Gamma aminobutyrate | ||
| property | MCnc = Mass Concentration | ||
| 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 | Plas = Plasma | ||
| scale | Qn = Quantitative: The result of the test is a numeric value that relates to a continuous numeric scale. Reported either as an integer, a ratio, a real number, or a range. The test result value may optionally contain a relational operator from the set {<=, <, >, >=}. Valid values for a quantitative test are of the form "7", "-7", "7.4", "-7.4", "7.8912", "0.125", "<10", "<10.15", ">12000", 1-10, 1:256 | ||
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Additional Names | |||
| short name | 4-aminobutanoic acid; 4-aminobutyrate; 4-aminobutyric acid; Aminobutric; Aminobutyric; Amino-n-butyrate; Chemistry; GABA; Gamma aminobutyric acid; Gamma amino-butyric acid; Gamma amino-n-butyrate; Gamma amino-n-butyric acid; Level; Mass concentration; Pip | ||
Basic Attributes | |||
| class | CHEM | ||
| type | 1 Laboratory | ||
| order vs. observation | Deprecated GABA | ||
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History/Usage | |||
| first released | |||
| last updated | 2.36 | ||
| last change type | DEL - delete (deprecate) | ||
Related Names | |||
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