72660-4

LOINC Code


LOINC code72660-4
name
descriptionEar fluid drainage is tested to see determine if the fluid is really CSF, endolymph or perilymph (CSF like) rather than serous or inflammatory fluid coming from the ear canal.
statusACTIVE

Fully-Specified Name

componentBeta-trace protein
propertyMCnc  =  Mass Concentration
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.
systemEar fluid
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 nameB; beta TP; BTP; Cerebrin-28; Chemistry; Ear fld; Glutathione-independent PGD synthase; Hearing; Level; Lipocalin-type prostaglandin-D synthase; Mass concentration; Otologic; PGD2 synthase; PGDS2; Point in time; PR; Prostaglandin-D2 synthase; Prostaglandi

Basic Attributes

classCHEM
type1  Laboratory
order vs. observationBeta-trace prot
example UCUM unitsmg/L
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 updated2.42
last change typeMIN  - change to field other than name
change reasonmg/L

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