Ammonia [Mass/volume] in Serum   20684-7

LOINC Code


LOINC code20684-7
nameAmmonia [Mass/volume] in Serum
statusDISCOURAGED
Replacements

alternatives to this code:

22763-7Ammonia [Mass/volume] in Plasma

Fully-Specified Name

componentAmmonia
propertyMCnc  =  Mass 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  =  Serum
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 nameAmmonia Ser-mCnc

Basic Attributes

classCHEM
type1  Laboratory
order vs. observationBoth
example UCUM unitsug/dL
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 unitug/dL

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

LG6365-3Ammonia|MCnc|Pt|ANYBldSerPl
LG42814-0Ammonia|Pt|Ser|17.031 g/mole

History/Usage

first released
last updated2.40
last change typeMIN  - change to field other than name

Related Names

Amm
Ammon
Amon
Chemistry
Hepatology
Kidney
Level
Liver
Mass Concentration
Nephrology
NH3
Point in time
QNT
Quan
Quant
Quantitative
Random
Renal
Serum
SR

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