2-methyl-3-hydroxybutyrate (C5-OH) [Moles/volume] in Serum or Plasma   69789-6

LOINC Code


LOINC code69789-6
name2-methyl-3-hydroxybutyrate (C5-OH) [Moles/volume] in Serum or Plasma
statusACTIVE

Fully-Specified Name

component2-Methyl-3-Hydroxybutyrate
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.
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 name2Me3OH-butyrate SerPl-sCnc

Basic Attributes

classCHEM
type1  Laboratory
order vs. observationBoth
example UCUM unitsumol/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 unitumol/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

first released
last updated2.70
last change typeMIN  - change to field other than name
change reasonCorrected typo by replacing comma between 'methyl' and '3' with a dash.

Related Names

2Me3OH-butyrate
2-Methyl,3-Hydroxy butyrate
2-methyl,3-hydroxybutyric acid
2-Methyl-3-Hydroxybutyrate
3-Hydroxy-2-Methylbutanoate
3-Hydroxy-2-Methylbutanoic acid
3-Hydroxy-2-Methylbutyrate
3-Hydroxy-2-Methyl-butyrate
3-hydroxy-2-methylbutyric acid
3-Hydroxy-2-Methyl-butyric acid
alpha-methyl-beta-hydroxybutyrate
alpha-methyl-beta-hydroxybutyric acid
C5OH
C5-OH
Chemistry
HMBA
Hydroxybutyric acid
II
III
Level
Pl
Plasma
Plsm
Point in time
QNT
Quan
Quant
Quantitative
Random
SerP
SerPl
SerPlas
Serum
Serum or plasma
SR
Substance concentration

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