Methemoglobin/Hemoglobin.total [Pure mass fraction] in Blood   71883-3

LOINC Code


LOINC code71883-3
nameMethemoglobin/Hemoglobin.total [Pure mass fraction] in Blood
descriptionBecause of the confusion that occurs in countries that report results as both decimal fraction and percent, this property was created to represent decimal fractions that are reported without units.
statusACTIVE

Fully-Specified Name

componentMethemoglobin/Hemoglobin.total
propertyMFr.DF  =  Mass Decimal Fraction
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 nameMetHgb MFr.DF Bld

Basic Attributes

classCHEM
type1  Laboratory
order vs. observationObservation
example UCUM units%;{DF}
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)

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

LG27556-6Methemoglobin/Hemoglobin.total|MFr.DF|Pt|ANYBldSerPl

History/Usage

first released
last updated2.69
last change typeMIN  - change to field other than name

Related Names

Blood
Chemistry
Haemoglobin
Hb
Hemiglobin
Hgb
Hi
Methaemoglobin
MetHb
Methgb
Point in time
QNT
Quan
Quant
Quantitative
Random
Tot
Totl
WB
Whole blood

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