Reticulocytes.aggregate/100 erythrocytes in Blood   30156-4

LOINC Code


LOINC code30156-4
nameReticulocytes.aggregate/100 erythrocytes in Blood
descriptionIn cats there are two different types of reticulocytes seen in blood smears - aggregate and punctate. Aggregate reticulocytes are less mature and mature into punctate over the course of about 36 hours.
statusACTIVE

Fully-Specified Name

componentReticulocytes.aggregate/100 erythrocytes
propertyNFr  =  Number 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.
systemBld  =  Whole blood
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 nameRetics Aggreg/100 RBC NFr

Basic Attributes

classHEM/BC
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 Panels

50262-5Reticulocytes panel - Blood

History/Usage

test rank7254 of 2000 most commonly performed tests by labs in USA
first released
last updated2.73
last change typeMIN  - change to field other than name
change reasonThe system of RBC had been an oversight. Reticulocytes are red blood cells, but the system of interest is blood

Related Names

100 RBC
Blood
Discocytes
Erthrocyte
Erythrocyte
Hematology
HEMATOLOGY/CELL COUNTS
Heme
Number Fraction
Percent
Point in time
Polychromatophilic red cells
QNT
Quan
Quant
Quantitative
Random
RBC
RBCS
Red blood cell
Red blood cells
Red blood corpuscle
Red blood corpusles
Red cell
Red cells
Retic
Retics
Retics Aggreg
Reticulocyte
Vet
Veterinary
WB
Whole blood

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