46087-3
LOINC Code
| LOINC code | 46087-3 | |
|---|---|---|
| name | ||
| description | A sample of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is collected using a procedure called a lumbar puncture or spinal tap. Often, three or more separate tubes of CSF are collected (tube 1, tube 2, tube 3), and multiple tests may be run on the different tubes. Normally no erythrocytes are present in CSF. The presence of red blood cells may indicate bleeding into the CSF or may indicate a "traumatic tap" - blood that leaked into the CSF sample during collection. [Lab Tests Online] | |
| status | ACTIVE | |
Fully-Specified Name | ||
| component | Erythrocytes^2nd tube | |
| property | NCnc = Number Concentration (count/vol) | |
| time | Pt = Point in time: To identify measures at a point in time. This is a synonym for “spot” or “random” as applied to urine measurements. | |
| system | CSF = Cerebral spinal fluid | |
| scale | Qn = 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 | Manual count | |
Additional Names | ||
| short name | #; ABS; absolute; absolutes; Cerebral spinal fluid; Cerebrospinal Fl; Cnt; Count; Count/volume; CT; Discocytes; Erthrocyte; Erythrocyte; HEMATOLOGY/CELL COUNTS; Manl; Number concentration; Number Concentration (count/vol); Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; | |
Basic Attributes | ||
| class | HEM/BC | |
| type | 1 Laboratory | |
| order vs. observation | RBC tube2 # CSF | |
| example UCUM units | 10*6/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 updated | 2.83 | |
| last change type | MIN - change to field other than name | |
| change reason | /uL | |
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