Deprecated Acarboxyprothrombin [Mass/volume] in Serum   50942-2

LOINC Code


LOINC code50942-2
nameDeprecated Acarboxyprothrombin [Mass/volume] in Serum
descriptionDes-gamma-carboxy Prothrombin (DCP) is intended for use as an aid in the risk assessment of patients with chronic liver disease for the progression to hepatocellular carcinoma in conjunction with other laboratory findings, imaging studies and clinical assessment.
statusDEPRECATED
status reasonDuplicate
Replacements

alternatives to this code:

34444-0Acarboxyprothrombin [Mass/volume] in Serum or Plasma

Fully-Specified Name

componentAcarboxyprothrombin
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  =  Serum
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 nameDeprecated Acarboxyprothrombin Ser-mCnc

Basic Attributes

classCOAG
type1  Laboratory
order vs. observationBoth
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

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 updated2.70
last change typeMIN  - change to field other than name

Related Names

COAGULATION
DCP
Decarboxyprothrombin
Des gamma carboxy prothrombin
Hematology
Heme
Level
Mass concentration
PIVKA
Point in time
Protein induced in Vitamin K absence or antagonists
Prothrombin precursor
QNT
Quan
Quant
Quantitative
Random
Serum
SR
Tumor marker

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