MCV [Entitic volume]   30428-7

LOINC Code


LOINC code30428-7
nameMCV [Entitic volume]
statusACTIVE

Fully-Specified Name

componentErythrocyte mean corpuscular volume
propertyEntVol  =  Entitic Volume
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.
systemRBC  =  Erythrocytes
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 nameMCV RBC

Basic Attributes

classHEM/BC
type1  Laboratory
order vs. observationObservation
formula (readable)HCTx1000/RBC (x10^12/L)
example UCUM unitsfL
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 unitfL

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 Panels

69742-5CBC W Differential panel, method unspecified - Blood
24358-4Hemogram without Platelets panel - Blood
24358-4Hemogram without Platelets panel - Blood
24358-4Hemogram without Platelets panel - Blood
24358-4Hemogram without Platelets panel - Blood
24358-4Hemogram without Platelets panel - Blood
55429-5Short blood count panel - Blood

History/Usage

test rank97 of 2000 most commonly performed tests by labs in USA
first released
last updated2.73
last change typeMIN  - change to field other than name
change reasonChanged Short Name from 'Erythrocyte mean corpuscular volume' to 'MCV' for succinctness.

Related Names

Average
Avg
Discocyte
Entitic volume
Erc
Erythrocytes
HEMATOLOGY/CELL COUNTS
MCV
Point in time
QNT
Quan
Quant
Quantitative
Random
RBC
Red blood cell
Red blood cells
Red blood corpuscle
Red blood corpusles
Red cell
Red cells
Vol

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