Cholesterol in peritoneal fluid/Cholesterol in serum   70261-3

LOINC Code


LOINC code70261-3
nameCholesterol in peritoneal fluid/Cholesterol in serum
descriptionPeritoneal fluid to serum cholesterol ratio is determined to distinguish cirrohotic (non-malignant) versus malignant ascites.
statusACTIVE

Fully-Specified Name

componentCholesterol.periton fld/Cholesterol.serum
propertyRelRto  =  Relative Ratio
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.
systemPeriton fld+Ser/Plas
    Periton fld  =  Peritoneal fluid /ascites
    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 nameChol Prt/Ser

Basic Attributes

classCHEM
type1  Laboratory
order vs. observationBoth
example UCUM units{ratio}
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 unitRatio

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 updated2.44
last change typeMIN  - change to field other than name

Related Names

Ascites
Ascitic fluid
Ascitis
Chemistry
Chol
Chol Prt
Choles
Cholest
Cholesterol total
Cholesterols
Lipid
Periton fld+SerPl
Peritoneal fluid
Pl
Plasma
Plsm
Point in time
Prt
QNT
Quan
Quant
Quantitative
Random
Relative ratio
Ser
SerP
SerPl
SerPlas
Serum
Serum or plasma
SR

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