2043-8

LOINC Code


LOINC code2043-8
name
statusDISCOURAGED
Replacements

alternatives to this code:

14286-9

Fully-Specified Name

componentCarnitine.free (C0)
propertyMCnc  =  Mass Concentration
timePt  =  Point in time:  To identify measures at a point in time. This is a synonym for “spot” or “random” as applied to urine measurements.
systemSer/Plas
    Ser  =  Serum
    Plas  =  Plasma
scaleQn  =  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
method

Additional Names

short nameC0; Carnitine Free; Carnitine.total; Chemistry; FC; FR; Level; Mass concentration; Non-protein bound; Pl; Plasma; Plsm; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; SerP; SerPl; SerPlas; Serum; Serum or plasma; SR

Basic Attributes

classCHEM
type1  Laboratory
order vs. observationCarnitine Free

Member of these Groups

LG44746-2Carnitine.free (C0)|Pt|Ser/Plas

History/Usage

first released
last updated2.73
last change typeMIN  - change to field other than name

Related Names

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hierarchy paths
LOINC Home
   {component}   LP432695-7
      Laboratory   LP29693-6
         Chemistry and Chemistry - challenge   LP343631-0
            Chemistry - non-challenge   LP7786-9
               Lipids   LP15705-4
                  Carnitine   LP14482-1
                     Carnitine free (C0)   LP18431-4
                        Carnitine free (C0) | Serum or Plasma | Chemistry - non-challenge   LP381552-1
LOINC Home
   {component}   LP432695-7
      Laboratory   LP29693-6
         Chemistry and Chemistry - challenge   LP343631-0
            Chemistry - non-challenge   LP7786-9
               Lipids   LP15705-4
                  Carnitine free (C0)   LP18431-4
                     Carnitine free (C0) | Serum or Plasma | Chemistry - non-challenge   LP381552-1

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