Erythrocytes.fetal/100 erythrocytes [Ratio] in Blood by Flow cytometry (FC)   55729-8

LOINC Code


LOINC code55729-8
nameErythrocytes.fetal/100 erythrocytes [Ratio] in Blood by Flow cytometry (FC)
descriptionThe fetal RBC percentage is directly measured by flow cytometry.
statusACTIVE

Fully-Specified Name

componentErythrocytes.fetal/100 erythrocytes
propertyRatio
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
methodFlow cytometry

Additional Names

short nameFetal RBC/100 RBC Bld FC-Rto

Basic Attributes

classHEM/BC
type1  Laboratory
order vs. observationBoth
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.

History/Usage

test rank6143 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 reasonChanged Order_Obs from 'Observation Only' to 'Both' to fit current order use cases.

Related Names

100 RBC
Blood
Discocytes
Dynamic
Erthrocyte
Erythrocyte
FC
Fetal cells
Fetal RBC
HEMATOLOGY/CELL COUNTS
Hemoglobin F-loaded erythrocytes
Point in time
QNT
Quan
Quant
Quantitative
Random
Ratios
RBC
RBCS
Red blood cell
Red blood cells
Red blood corpuscle
Red blood corpusles
Red cell
Red cells
Rto
WB
Whole blood

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