MCHC [Moles/volume]   59467-1

LOINC Code


LOINC code59467-1
nameMCHC [Moles/volume]
statusACTIVE

Fully-Specified Name

componentErythrocyte mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration
propertySCnc  =  Substance 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.
systemRBC  =  Erythrocytes
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 nameMCHC RBC-sCnc

Basic Attributes

classHEM/BC
type1  Laboratory
order vs. observationObservation
example UCUM unitsmmol/L
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 unitmmol/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.

Member of these Groups

LG46237-0Erythrocyte mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration|Pt|RBC

History/Usage

test rank1624 of 2000 most commonly performed tests by labs in USA
first released
last updated2.73
last change typeMIN  - change to field other than name
change reasonChanged Short name 'Erythrocyte mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration' to 'MCHC' for succinctness.

Related Names

Average
Avg
Discocyte
Erc
Erythrocytes
Haemoglobin
Hb
HEMATOLOGY/CELL COUNTS
Hgb
Level
MCH
MCHC
Point in time
QNT
Quan
Quant
Quantitative
Random
RBC
Red blood cell
Red blood cells
Red blood corpuscle
Red blood corpusles
Red cell
Red cells
Substance concentration

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