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
Urine
scale
Qn = 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 name
Sp Gr Ur
Basic Attributes
class
CHEM
type
1 Laboratory
order vs. observation
Both
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.
94 of 2000 most commonly performed tests by labs in USA
first released
last updated
2.79
last change type
NAM - change to Analyte/Component
change reason
Release 2.79: COMPONENT: Triggered by coll w SCT: component that the description is property like as in Color, Appearance, Osmolality have changed to Component: Observation, and Property: Color, or Appearance, or Osmolality, so forth…;
Related Names
Chemistry Point in time QNT Quan Quant Quantitative