Viscosity of Cerebral spinal fluid Qualitative   41264-3

LOINC Code


LOINC code41264-3
nameViscosity of Cerebral spinal fluid Qualitative
descriptionViscosity is the measurement of resistance of a liquid to flow. Viscosity is a characteristic property of a fluid and typically is a constant for a given liquid at a given temperature. [PMID: 16830959] CSF viscosity can be used as an adjunctive measure for the diagnosis of meningitis. [PMID: 20689477]
statusACTIVE

Fully-Specified Name

componentViscosity
propertyVisc  =  Viscosity
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.
systemCSF  =  Cerebral spinal fluid
scaleOrd  =  Ordinal:  Ordered categorical responses, e.g., 1+, 2+, 3+; positive, negative; reactive, indeterminate, nonreactive.
method

Additional Names

short nameVisc CSF Ql

Basic Attributes

classSPEC
type1  Laboratory
order vs. observationObservation

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.

History/Usage

first released
last updated2.54
last change typeMIN  - change to field other than name

Related Names

Cerebral spinal fluid
Cerebrospinal Fl
Ordinal
Point in time
QL
Qual
Qualitative
Random
Screen
SPEC
Spinal Fl
Spinal Fld
Spinal Flu
Spinal Fluid
Vicos
Viscos
Viscosity

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