2823-3

LOINC Code


LOINC code2823-3
name
statusACTIVE

Fully-Specified Name

componentPotassium
propertySCnc  =  Substance 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 nameChemistry; k; K+; Level; Pl; Plasma; Plsm; Point in time; Potass; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; SerP; SerPl; SerPlas; Serum; Serum or plasma; SR; Substance concentration; UniversalLabOrders

Basic Attributes

classCHEM
type1  Laboratory
order vs. observationPotassium SerPl
panel type74
example UCUM unitsmmol/L
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)

Member of these Groups

LG49936-4Potassium|Pt|Ser/Plas|39.098 g/mole
LG10990-6Potassium|SCnc|Pt|ANYBldSerPl

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History/Usage

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

Related Names

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