Bacteria [Presence] in Prostatic fluid by Light microscopy   72340-3

LOINC Code


LOINC code72340-3
nameBacteria [Presence] in Prostatic fluid by Light microscopy
descriptionTesting for bacteria in expressed prostatic secretions (EPS) is useful for evaluating prostatitis or a prostate infection.
statusACTIVE

Fully-Specified Name

componentBacteria
propertyPrThr  =  Present or threshold:  The Property PrThr stands for “Presence or Threshold”, meaning either a) the actual presence or absence of an analyte, or b) that the amount of analyte detected is over some predetermined threshold.
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.
systemProstatic fld
scaleOrd  =  Ordinal:  Ordered categorical responses, e.g., 1+, 2+, 3+; positive, negative; reactive, indeterminate, nonreactive.
methodMicroscopy.light

Additional Names

short nameBacteria Prost fld Ql Micro

Basic Attributes

classHEM/BC
type1  Laboratory
order vs. observationBoth

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 updated2.56
last change typeMIN  - change to field other than name
change reasonThe PrThr property is used for LOINC terms whose results are reported using an ordered categorical scale, regardless of whether or not an internal threshold was used to make that determination. This change was approved by the Laboratory LOINC Committee in June 2016.

Related Names

Bact
EPS
expressed prostatic secretion
HEMATOLOGY/CELL COUNTS
LM
Micro
Micros
Microscopic
Ordinal
Point in time
PR
Prost
Prost fld
Prostate
Prostate secretion
Prostati
Prostatic secretion
QL
Qual
Qualitative
Random
Screen

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