74877-2
LOINC Code
| LOINC code | 74877-2 | ||
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| name | |||
| description | This test measures the argininosuccinic acid (argininosuccinate) level in children who have been diagnosed with argininosuccinic aciduria and are on a therapeutic diet for their condition. Dried blood spot specimens are sent to the lab for monitoring tests periodically. The argininosuccinic acid level is used to monitor the patient's progress. | ||
| status | ACTIVE | ||
Fully-Specified Name | |||
| component | Argininosuccinate^post therapeutic diet | ||
| property | SCnc = Substance 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 | Bld.dot = Blood filter paper | ||
| 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 | After; Argininosuccinic acid; arginosuccinate; Arginosuccinic acid; ASA; Blood; CHEMISTRY.CHALLENGE TESTING; DBS; Dried blood spot; Filter paper; FP; Level; p diet; Point in time; PST; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Substance concentration; Ther; | ||
Basic Attributes | |||
| class | CHAL | ||
| type | 1 Laboratory | ||
| order vs. observation | Argininosuccina | ||
| example UCUM units | umol/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) | ||
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History/Usage | |||
| first released | |||
| last updated | 2.61 | ||
| last change type | MIN - change to field other than name | ||
| change reason | umol/L | ||
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