Immature reticulocytes/Reticulocytes.total in Blood   33516-6

LOINC Code


LOINC code33516-6
nameImmature reticulocytes/Reticulocytes.total in Blood
descriptionIRF is index of erythropoietic activity. IRF is obtained by combining the sum of the medium (MFR) and high fluorescent reticulocyte (HFR) fractions.
statusACTIVE

Fully-Specified Name

componentReticulocytes.immature/Reticulocytes.total
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 nameImm Retics 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

34527-2Deprecated Hemogram, Platelets, Differential & Reticulocyte panel in Blood
50262-5Reticulocytes panel - Blood

History/Usage

test rank1055 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

Blood
Hematology
HEMATOLOGY/CELL COUNTS
Heme
Imm
Imm Retics
Immat
IRF
Number fraction
Percent
Point in time
Polychromatophilic red cells
QNT
Quan
Quant
Quantitative
Random
Retic
Retics
Reticulocyte
Shift cells
Stress cells
Tot
Totl
WB
Whole blood

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