72271-0
LOINC Code
| LOINC code | 72271-0 | |
|---|---|---|
| name | ||
| description | Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and creatinine tests may be ordered to evaluate kidney function prior to some procedures (i.e. CT scan) which require the use of contrast agents that may damage the kidneys. | |
| status | ACTIVE | |
Fully-Specified Name | ||
| component | Creatinine^pre contrast | |
| property | MCnc = Mass Concentration | |
| 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 | Ser/Plas Ser = Serum Plas = Plasma | |
| 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 | ||
Additional Names | ||
| short name | Before; c; Chemistry; Contr; Contra; Contrst; CR; Crea; Creat; Kidney; Level; Mass concentration; Nephrology; Pl; Plasma; Plsm; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Renal; SerP; SerPl; SerPlas; Serum; Serum or plasma; SR | |
Basic Attributes | ||
| class | CHEM | |
| type | 1 Laboratory | |
| order vs. observation | Creat pre contr | |
| example UCUM units | mg/dL 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 | 2.42 | |
| last change type | MIN - change to field other than name | |
| change reason | mg/dL | |
Related Names | ||
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