78988-3
LOINC Code
| LOINC code | 78988-3 | |
|---|---|---|
| name | ||
| description | Elevated cortisol levels are associated with Cushing Syndrome (CS), and the severity of CS is associated with the duration and extent of excess glucocorticoid exposure. Measuring the cortisol level in hair can provide information about cortisol levels up to 18 months before the time of sampling, while serum, saliva and urine samples reflect only current systemic cortisol levels. Hair cortisol concentrations vary in accordance with the clinical course and may provide a way to assess cortisol exposure over time. [PMID: 19609841] | |
| status | ACTIVE | |
Fully-Specified Name | ||
| component | Cortisol | |
| property | SCnt = Substance Content | |
| 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 | Hair | |
| 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 | 17-Hydroxycorticosterone; Chemistry; Compound F; Coritsol; Cort; F; Har; hydrocortisone; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Substance content | |
Basic Attributes | ||
| class | CHEM | |
| type | 1 Laboratory | |
| order vs. observation | Cortis Hair-sCn | |
| example UCUM units | nmol/g 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) | |
History/Usage | ||
| first released | ||
| last updated | 2.54 | |
| last change type | ADD - added | |
| change reason | nmol/g | |
Related Names | ||
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