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{component}   LP432695-7

Laboratory   LP29693-6

Lab terms not yet categorized   LP248770-2

Methemoglobin/Hemoglobin.total in Capillary blood   2616-1

LOINC Code


LOINC code2616-1
nameMethemoglobin/Hemoglobin.total in Capillary blood
statusACTIVE

Fully-Specified Name

componentMethemoglobin/Hemoglobin.total
propertyMFr  =  Mass Fraction
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.
systemBldC  =  Blood capillary
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 nameMetHgb MFr BldC

Basic Attributes

classCHEM
type1  Laboratory
order vs. observationObservation
example UCUM units%
The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) is a code system intended to include all units of measures being contemporarily used in international science, engineering, and business (www.unitsofmeasure.org)
example unit%

Associated Observations

LOINC codes that represent optional associated observation(s) for a clinical observation or laboratory test. A LOINC term may represent a single associated observation or panel containing several associated observations.

Member of these Groups

LG9913-7Methemoglobin/Hemoglobin.total|MFr|Pt|ANYBldSerPl

Member of these Panels

24342-8Gas and Carbon monoxide panel - Capillary blood

History/Usage

test rank12427 of 2000 most commonly performed tests by labs in USA
first released
last updated2.73
last change typeMIN  - change to field other than name

Related Names

Blood - capillary
Cap bld
Cap blood
Capillary bld
Capillary blood
Chemistry
Finger stick
Haemoglobin
Hb
Hemiglobin
Hgb
Hi
Mass fraction
 Methaemoglobin
MetHb
Methgb
Percent
Point in time
QNT
Quan
Quant
Quantitative
Random
Tot
Totl

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