3059-3

LOINC Code


LOINC code3059-3
name
descriptionTrypsin is an enzyme that catalyses the cleavage of peptide linkages involving carboxy group of either arginine or lysine. It is secreted by pancrease as trypsinogen and converted to its active form in the intestine.
statusACTIVE

Fully-Specified Name

componentTrypsin
propertyCCnc  =  Catalytic 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.
systemDuod fld  =  Duodenal fluid
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 nameCatalytic Concentration; Chemistry; Dudf; Duodenal fluid; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; TPS

Basic Attributes

classCHEM
type1  Laboratory
order vs. observationTrypsin Duod fl
example UCUM unitsarb U/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)

History/Usage

first released
last updated2.68
last change typeMIN  - change to field other than name
change reasonU/L

Related Names

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