MCH [Entitic substance]   59468-9

LOINC Code


LOINC code59468-9
nameMCH [Entitic substance]
statusACTIVE

Fully-Specified Name

componentErythrocyte mean corpuscular hemoglobin
propertyEntSub  =  Entitic Substance
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.
systemRBC  =  Erythrocytes
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 nameMCH EntSub RBC

Basic Attributes

classHEM/BC
type1  Laboratory
order vs. observationObservation
example UCUM unitsfmol
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 unitfmol

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

first released
last updated2.70
last change typeMIN  - change to field other than name
change reasonChanged Short name 'Erythrocyte mean corpuscular hemoglobin' to 'MCH' for succinctness.

Related Names

Average
Avg
Discocyte
Entitic substance
Erc
Erythrocytes
Haemoglobin
Hb
HEMATOLOGY/CELL COUNTS
Hgb
MCH
Point in time
QNT
Quan
Quant
Quantitative
Random
RBC
Red blood cell
Red blood cells
Red blood corpuscle
Red blood corpusles
Red cell
Red cells

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