Coccal bacteria [Presence] in Ear by Light microscopy 88338-9
LOINC Code
| LOINC code | 88338-9 | ||
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| name | Coccal bacteria [Presence] in Ear by Light microscopy | ||
| description | The presence (none, few, marked, etc.) of coccal (round-shaped) bacteria in an ear swab sample taken from the left external ear. In veterinary medicine, determining whether coccal or bacilliform bacteria are present in the external ear can help with diagnosis and guide treatment. Common coccal organisms include Streptococcal and Staphylococcal spp.[MERCK VET: eye-and-ear] The clinical course for each ear may be tracked separately in order to monitor response to treatment. | ||
| status | ACTIVE | ||
Fully-Specified Name | |||
| component | Coccal bacteria | ||
| property | PrThr = Present or threshold: The Property PrThr stands for “Presence or Threshold”, meaning either a) the actual presence or absence of an analyte, or b) that the amount of analyte detected is over some predetermined threshold. | ||
| 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 | Ear | ||
| scale | Ord = Ordinal: Ordered categorical responses, e.g., 1+, 2+, 3+; positive, negative; reactive, indeterminate, nonreactive. | ||
| method | Microscopy.light | ||
Additional Names | |||
| short name | Coccal bact Ear Ql Micro | ||
Basic Attributes | |||
| class | MICRO | ||
| type | 1 Laboratory | ||
| order vs. observation | Observation | ||
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LOINC codes that represent optional associated observation(s) for a clinical observation or laboratory test. A LOINC term may represent a single associated observation or panel containing several associated observations. | |||
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| first released | |||
| last updated | 2.64 | ||
| last change type | ADD - added | ||
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