72418-7
LOINC Code
| LOINC code | 72418-7 | |
|---|---|---|
| name | ||
| description | The hydroxybutyrate/acetoacetate ratio (ketone body ratio) is an expression of the mitochondrial oxido-reduction state that can provide a clue to diagnosis and metabolic status in congenital errors of the electron transport chain and pyruvate metabolism. | |
| status | ACTIVE | |
Fully-Specified Name | ||
| component | Beta hydroxybutyrate/Acetoacetate^pre-meal | |
| property | SRto = Substance Ratio | |
| 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 | Bld = Whole blood | |
| 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 | 3-hydroxybutyrate; 3-hydroxybutyric acid; 3-ketobutyrate; 3-oxobutyric acid; AcAc; Acetoacetates; Acetoacetic acid; B; Before; Beta hydroxy butyrate; Beta hydroxybutyric acid; Betahydroxybutyrate; Betahydroxybutyric acid; Beta-ketobutyrate; BHB; Blood; BO | |
Basic Attributes | ||
| class | CHAL | |
| type | 1 Laboratory | |
| order vs. observation | B-OH-Butyr/Acet | |
| example UCUM units | mmol/mmol 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 | 2.44 | |
| last change type | MIN - change to field other than name | |
| change reason | mmol/mmol | |
Related Names | ||
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