Prolactin [Units/volume] in Serum or Plasma by 3rd IS   20434-7

LOINC Code


LOINC code20434-7
nameProlactin [Units/volume] in Serum or Plasma by 3rd IS
statusDISCOURAGED

Fully-Specified Name

componentProlactin
propertyACnc  =  Arbitrary Concentration
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.
systemSer/Plas
    Ser  =  Serum
    Plas  =  Plasma
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
method3rd IS

Additional Names

short nameProlactin SerPl 3rd IS-aCnc

Basic Attributes

classCHEM
type1  Laboratory
order vs. observationBoth
example UCUM unitsm[IU]/L
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 unitmIU/L

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.

Member of these Groups

LG3282-3Prolactin|ACnc|Pt|ANYBldSerPl

History/Usage

test rank14214 of 2000 most commonly performed tests by labs in USA
first released
last updated2.73
last change typeMIN  - change to field other than name

Related Names

3IS
3rd International Standard
3rdIS
Arbitrary concentration
Chemistry
Lactotropic hormone
Lactotropin
Mammatropic hormone
Mammotropin
Pl
Plasma
Plsm
Point in time
PRL
Prol
QNT
Quan
Quant
Quantitative
Random
SerP
SerPl
SerPlas
Serum
Serum or plasma
SR

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