73993-8
LOINC Code
| LOINC code | 73993-8 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| name | |||
| description | Qualitative confirmation analysis for polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) mixtures. The submitting lab's confirmation threshold is 0.2 ng/mL. Results greater than 0.2 ng/mL are considered positive. Testing is performed to determine environmental or workplace exposure to PCBs. | ||
| status | ACTIVE | ||
Fully-Specified Name | |||
| component | Polychlorinated biphenyl | ||
| property | PrThr = 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. | ||
| 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 | Ord = Ordinal: Ordered categorical responses, e.g., 1+, 2+, 3+; positive, negative; reactive, indeterminate, nonreactive. | ||
| method | Confirm | ||
Additional Names | |||
| short name | 1,1'-Biphenyl; Bibenzene; Biphenyls; Cfm; CNFR; CNFRM; Conf; Confirmation; Confirmatory; Diphenyl; DRUG/TOXICOLOGY; Drugs; GCMS; LC/MS/MS; Lemonene; Ordinal; PCB; PCBs; Phenylbenzene; Pl; Plasma; Plsm; Point in time; Polychlorinated biphenyls; PR; QL; Qua | ||
Basic Attributes | |||
| class | DRUG/TOX | ||
| type | 1 Laboratory | ||
| order vs. observation | PCB SerPl Ql Cf | ||
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History/Usage | |||
| first released | |||
| last updated | 2.56 | ||
| last change type | MIN - change to field other than name | ||
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