Prolactin [Mass/volume] in Serum or Plasma --4th specimen   50520-6

LOINC Code


LOINC code50520-6
nameProlactin [Mass/volume] in Serum or Plasma --4th specimen
statusACTIVE

Fully-Specified Name

componentProlactin^4th specimen
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/Plas
    Ser  =  Serum
    Plas  =  Plasma
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 nameProlactin sp4 SerPl-mCnc

Basic Attributes

classCHAL
type1  Laboratory
order vs. observationObservation
example UCUM unitsng/mL
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 unitng/mL;ug/L

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 rank15032 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

CHEMISTRY.CHALLENGE TESTING
Lactotropic hormone
Lactotropin
Level
Mammatropic hormone
Mammotropin
Mass concentration
Pl
Plasma
Plsm
Point in time
PRL
Prol
QNT
Quan
Quant
Quantitative
Random
SerP
SerPl
SerPlas
Serum
Serum or plasma
sp4
Spec
SR

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