Cortisol Free/Cortisone free [Mass Ratio] in Urine   49029-2

LOINC Code


LOINC code49029-2
nameCortisol Free/Cortisone free [Mass Ratio] in Urine
descriptionDetermining the ratio of urinary-free cortisol to cortisone is useful in evaluating patients with apparent mineralocorticoid excess (AME) syndrome and other forms of adrenal insufficiency. Higher ratios are observed in patients with AME syndrome and indicate insufficient levels of 11-beta-hydroxy steroid dehydrogenase type 2 (11-beta HSD2), which converts cortisol to cortisone. Lower ratios suggests low activity of the 11-beta-HSD1 enzyme, which converts cortisone to cortisol, and may explain reduced effectiveness of cortisone treatment.
statusACTIVE

Fully-Specified Name

componentCortisol.free/Cortisone.free
propertyMRto  =  Mass Ratio
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.
systemUrine
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 nameCortis F/Cortisone Free Ur

Basic Attributes

classCHEM
type1  Laboratory
order vs. observationBoth
example UCUM unitsug/ug
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/ug

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

test rank14859 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

11-beta HSD
11-beta-HSD1
11-beta-HSD2
11-beta-hydroxy steroid dehydrogenase
11-ß-HSD1
11-ß-HSD2
17-Hydroxycorticosterone
c155
Chemistry
Compound E
Compound F
Coritsol
Cort
Cortis F
Cortisone free
F
FR
hydrocortisone
Mass concentration ratio
Mass ratio
MCRto
Non-protein bound
Point in time
QNT
Quan
Quant
Quantitative
Random
UA
UR
Urn

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