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Urate crystals amorphous [Presence] in Urine sediment by Light microscopy 12454-5
LOINC Code
LOINC code
12454-5
name
Urate crystals amorphous [Presence] in Urine sediment by Light microscopy
status
ACTIVE
Fully-Specified Name
component
Urate crystals.amorphous
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.
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.
959 of 2000 most commonly performed tests by labs in USA
first released
last updated
2.73
last change type
MIN - change to field other than name
change reason
The PrThr property is used for LOINC terms whose results are reported using an ordered categorical scale, regardless of whether or not an internal threshold was used to make that determination. This change was approved by the Laboratory LOINC Committee in June 2016.
Related Names
AM Amorph Amorph Cry Amorph Urate Cry Amorphic Crys Cryst Crystal Kidney LM Micro Micros Microscopic Nephrology Ordinal Point in time
PR QL Qual Qualitative Random Renal Screen UA UR Urates Uric acid URINALYSIS Urine sediment Urn UrnS