77940-5
LOINC Code
| LOINC code | 77940-5 | ||||||
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| description | Urine protein electrophoresis fractions are used, in conjunction with other testing, to find M-bands which can signal monoclonal gammopathies such as multiple myeloma. The urine specimen collections are of an unspecified duration, with random and 24 hour collections being the most common. | ||||||
| status | ACTIVE | ||||||
Fully-Specified Name | |||||||
| component | Albumin | ||||||
| property | MCnc = Mass Concentration | ||||||
| time | XXX = Not specified: Time will be reported in another part of the electronic message | ||||||
| system | Urine | ||||||
| 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 | Electrophoresis | ||||||
Additional Names | |||||||
| short name | ?Tm; Alb; Chemistry; Elec; Elect; Electr; Electro; Electrophhrs; Electrophrs; Elp; Elph; Ep; Kidney; Level; Mass concentration; Nephrology; Protein.albumin; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Renal; UA; UR; Urn | ||||||
Basic Attributes | |||||||
| class | CHEM | ||||||
| type | 1 Laboratory | ||||||
| order vs. observation | Albumin ?Tm Ur | ||||||
| example UCUM units | mg/dl 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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| last updated | 2.52 | ||||||
| last change type | MIN - change to field other than name | ||||||
| change reason | mg/dL | ||||||
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