75241-0
LOINC Code
| LOINC code | 75241-0 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| name | |||
| description | An automated quantitative enzyme immunoassay for the measurement of human procalcitonin (PCT) intended for use in the risk assessment of acutely ill patients on their first day of ICU admission for the progression to severe sepsis and septic shock. Levels exceeding 2.0 ng/mL may indicate a greater risk for the development of severe sepsis or septic shock. This term was based on but is not limited to, the VIDAS PCT test kit. | ||
| status | ACTIVE | ||
Fully-Specified Name | |||
| component | Procalcitonin | ||
| property | MCnc = Mass 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 | Ser/Plas Ser = Serum Plas = Plasma | ||
| 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 | IA = Immunoassay: Encompasses all immunoassays with a few exceptions, including Immune Blot and Immune Fluorescence, which were created based on historic usage. | ||
Additional Names | |||
| short name | Chemistry; EIA; ELFA; ELISA; Enzyme immunoassay; IAA; Level; Mass concentration; MEIA; PCT; Pl; Plasma; Plsm; Point in time; proCT; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; SerP; SerPl; SerPlas; Serum; Serum or plasma; SR; SUDS | ||
Basic Attributes | |||
| class | CHEM | ||
| type | 1 Laboratory | ||
| order vs. observation | Procalcitonin S | ||
| example UCUM units | ng/mL 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 | 2.73 | ||
| last change type | MIN - change to field other than name | ||
| change reason | ng/mL | ||
Related Names | |||
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