78438-9
LOINC Code
| LOINC code | 78438-9 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| name | |||||
| description | Levels of the SSRI antidepressant sertraline and its metabolite, norsertraline, are measured for therapeutic drug monitoring. Sample is drawn at the trough (baseline) level of the parent drug. | ||||
| status | ACTIVE | ||||
Fully-Specified Name | |||||
| component | Sertraline trough & Norsertraline 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 | 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 | |||||
Additional Names | |||||
| short name | Desmeth; Desmethylsertraline; DRUG/TOXICOLOGY; Drugs; Pan; PANEL.DRUG & TOXICOLOGY; Panl; Pl; Plasma; Plsm; Pnl; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; SerP; SerPl; SerPlas; Sertraline metabolite; Sertraline Trough + Nor Pnl; Serum; Serum | ||||
Basic Attributes | |||||
| class | PANEL.DRUG/TOX | ||||
| type | 1 Laboratory | ||||
| order vs. observation | Sertraline Trou | ||||
Panel Components | |||||
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History/Usage | |||||
| first released | |||||
| last updated | 2.54 | ||||
| last change type | ADD - added | ||||
Related Names | |||||
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