Fetal blood [Volume] in Blood   55730-6

LOINC Code


LOINC code55730-6
nameFetal blood [Volume] in Blood
descriptionFetal blood volume is the volume of feto-maternal hemorrhage and is calculated from the % Fetal RBCs by multiplying by 50, assuming a maternal blood volume of 5000 mL and a hematocrit of 50%.
statusACTIVE

Fully-Specified Name

componentFetal blood
propertyVol  =  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.
systemBld  =  Whole blood
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 nameFetal blood Vol Bld

Basic Attributes

classHEM/BC
type1  Laboratory
order vs. observationObservation
example UCUM unitsmL
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 unitmL

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 rank8110 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

Blood
Fetomaternal hemorrhage
FMH
HEMATOLOGY/CELL COUNTS
Point in time
QNT
Quan
Quant
Quantitative
Random
Volume
WB
Whole blood

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