WBC casts [#/area] in Urine sediment by Microscopy low power field   5820-6

LOINC Code


LOINC code5820-6
nameWBC casts [#/area] in Urine sediment by Microscopy low power field
descriptionCasts are easily seen in low power field but can exceed size of HPF
statusACTIVE

Fully-Specified Name

componentLeukocyte casts
propertyNaric  =  Number Aeric (number per area)
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.
systemUrine sed  =  Urine sediment
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
methodMicroscopy.light.LPF

Additional Names

short nameWBC Casts #/area UrnS LPF

Basic Attributes

classUA
type1  Laboratory
order vs. observationObservation
example UCUM units/[LPF]
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/LPF

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 Groups

LG40899-3Leukocyte casts|Urine/Urine sed

Member of these Panels

58432-6Casts panel - Urine sediment
58432-6Casts panel - Urine sediment
58432-6Casts panel - Urine sediment
58432-6Casts panel - Urine sediment
58432-6Casts panel - Urine sediment

History/Usage

test rank350 of 2000 most commonly performed tests by labs in USA
first released
last updated2.73
last change typeMIN  - change to field other than name

Related Names

#/area
Cast
Kidney
Leuc
Leuk
Leukocytes
Lkcs
LM
Micro
Micros
Microscopic
Nephrology
Number areic
Point in time
QNT
Quan
Quant
Quantitative
Random
Renal
UA
UR
URINALYSIS
Urine sediment
Urn
UrnS
WBC
WBC Casts
WBCs
White blood cell
White blood cells

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