76478-7
LOINC Code
| LOINC code | 76478-7 | ||||||||
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| name | |||||||||
| description | Amniotic fluid acetylcholinesterase (AChE) detection panel to aid in diagnosing fetal open neural tube and ventral wall defects that develop in the early embryonic period. Fetal hemoglobin reflex testing is performed to rule out false positive AChE levels that may have been caused by specimen contamination with fetal blood. The patient's gestational age must be at least 13 weeks for accurate AChE detection, with the optimal gestational age ranging between 14 to 18 weeks. | ||||||||
| status | ACTIVE | ||||||||
Fully-Specified Name | |||||||||
| component | Acetylcholinesterase panel | ||||||||
| property | - | ||||||||
| 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 | Amnio fld = Amniotic fluid | ||||||||
| scale | - | ||||||||
| method | |||||||||
Additional Names | |||||||||
| short name | Acetycholinesterase; Acetylcholine acetylhydrolase; Acetylhydrolase; AChE; AChE Pnl; ACLE; AF; Amn; Amn fl; Amnio; Amniotic flu; Amniotic fluid; Chemistry; Choline esterase I; Cholinesterase true; Erythrocyte cholinesterase; Pan; PANEL.CHEMISTRY; Panl; Pn | ||||||||
Basic Attributes | |||||||||
| class | PANEL.CHEM | ||||||||
| type | 1 Laboratory | ||||||||
| order vs. observation | AChE Pnl Amn | ||||||||
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History/Usage | |||||||||
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| last updated | 2.52 | ||||||||
| last change type | MIN - change to field other than name | ||||||||
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