Hemoglobin A1c/Hemoglobin.total in DBS   96595-4

LOINC Code


LOINC code96595-4
nameHemoglobin A1c/Hemoglobin.total in DBS
statusACTIVE

Fully-Specified Name

componentHemoglobin A1c/Hemoglobin.total
propertyMFr  =  Mass Fraction
timePt  =  Point in time:  To identify measures at a point in time. This is a synonym for “spot” or “random” as applied to urine measurements.
systemBld.dot  =  Blood filter paper
scaleQn  =  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 nameHbA1c MFr DBS

Basic Attributes

classCHEM
type1  Laboratory
order vs. observationBoth
example UCUM units%
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)
example unit%

Associated Observations

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.

History/Usage

first released
last updated2.70
last change typeMIN  - change to field other than name
change reasonRelease 2.70: CLASS: Changed Class from HEM/BC to CHEM as A1C tests are more correctly classified in CHEM.;

Related Names

Blood
Chemistry
DBS
Dried blood spot
Endocrine
Endocrinology
Filter paper
FP
GHb
Glycated hemoglobin
Glycohaemogolobin
Glycohemogolobin
Glycosylated hemoglobin
HA1c
Haemoglobin
Hb
HbA1c
Hgb
Hgb A1c
Mass fraction
Percent
Point in time
QNT
Quan
Quant
Quantitative
Random
Tot
Totl
WB
Whole blood

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