Ketones [Presence] in Blood by Tablet   68955-4

LOINC Code


LOINC code68955-4
nameKetones [Presence] in Blood by Tablet
descriptionThis term was originally created (but not limited in use) for the Acetest manufactured by Bayer HealthCare. It applies to tests done by the nitroprusside method on whole blood that primarily measures acetoacetate but cross reacts with acetone. So about 10% of the amount reported could be acetone. It will not detect betahydroxybuturate. These tests are usually named "ketones", so we stayed with that name though admit it is a slight misnomer because they don't detect all ketones.
statusDISCOURAGED

Fully-Specified Name

componentKetones
propertyPrThr  =  Present or threshold:  The Property PrThr stands for “Presence or Threshold”, meaning either a) the actual presence or absence of an analyte, or b) that the amount of analyte detected is over some predetermined threshold.
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
scaleOrd  =  Ordinal:  Ordered categorical responses, e.g., 1+, 2+, 3+; positive, negative; reactive, indeterminate, nonreactive.
methodTablet

Additional Names

short nameKetones Bld Ql Tablet

Basic Attributes

classCHEM
type1  Laboratory
order vs. observationBoth

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

LG8863-5Ketones|PrThr|Pt|ANYBldSerPl

History/Usage

first released
last updated2.56
last change typeMIN  - change to field other than name
change reasonThe PrThr property is used for LOINC terms whose results are reported using an ordered categorical scale, regardless of whether or not an internal threshold was used to make that determination. This change was approved by the Laboratory LOINC Committee in June 2016.

Related Names

Acetest
Acetoacetate
Acetoacetates
Acetone bodies
Blood
Chemistry
Ketone
Ketone bodies
Ordinal
Point in time
PR
QL
Qual
Qualitative
Random
Screen
WB
Whole blood

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