Creatinine [Mass/time] by Calculated in Urine collected for unspecified duration   72821-2

LOINC Code


LOINC code72821-2
nameCreatinine [Mass/time] by Calculated in Urine collected for unspecified duration
descriptionThis term is used to report the average mass rate for creatinine accounting for the possibility of variation in collection time. It is usually reported as mg/hour.
statusACTIVE

Fully-Specified Name

componentCreatinine
propertyMRat  =  Mass Rate
timeXXX  =  Not specified:  Time will be reported in another part of the electronic message
systemUrine
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
methodCalculated

Additional Names

short nameCreat ?Tm Ur Calc-mRate

Basic Attributes

classCHEM
type1  Laboratory
order vs. observationBoth
formula (readable)mass rate Crt = mass Crt / Number of hours
example UCUM unitsmg/(24.h)
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 unitmg/24 H

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

LG34487-5Creatinine|MRat|Urine

History/Usage

test rank7851 of 2000 most commonly performed tests by labs in USA
first released
last updated2.73
last change typeMIN  - change to field other than name

Related Names

?Tm
Calc
Calculation
Chemistry
CR
Crea
Creat
Kidney
Mass Rate
mRate
Nephrology
QNT
Quan
Quant
Quantitative
Renal
UA
UCr
UR
Urn

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