76082-7

LOINC Code


LOINC code76082-7
name
descriptionCommonly used to detect Pneumocystis jirovecii (previously classified as Pneumocystis carinii) and fungal organisms as causes of infectious pulmonic disease in immunosuppressed patients such as individuals with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
statusACTIVE

Fully-Specified Name

componentObservation
propertyPrid  =  Presence or identity:  Prid stands for “Presence or identity”, is used for assays that detect whether or not an analyte of a particular kind is present, and if it is, to identify the specific analyte.
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.
systemBAL
scaleNom  =  Nominal:  Nominal or categorical responses that do not have a natural ordering. (e.g., names of bacteria, reported as answers, categories of appearance that do not have a natural ordering, such as, yellow, clear, bloody.
methodMethenamine silver nitrate stain

Additional Names

short nameBronchial alveolar lavage; Bronchoalveolar lavage; Grocott-Gomoris; ID; Identity or presence; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; Lung; Meth; Microbiology; MS Nitrate Stn; Nominal; Point in time; Pulmonary; Pulmonology; Random; Respiratory; Silv Nitrat

Basic Attributes

classMICRO
type1  Laboratory
order vs. observationMS Nitrate Stn

Member of these Groups

LG33982-6Microscopic observation|Prid|Sys:ANYResp

History/Usage

first released
last updated2.78
last change typeNAM  - change to Analyte/Component

Related Names



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