Argininosuccinate [Moles/volume] in DBS --post therapeutic diet   74877-2

LOINC Code


LOINC code74877-2
nameArgininosuccinate [Moles/volume] in DBS --post therapeutic diet
descriptionThis test measures the argininosuccinic acid (argininosuccinate) level in children who have been diagnosed with argininosuccinic aciduria and are on a therapeutic diet for their condition. Dried blood spot specimens are sent to the lab for monitoring tests periodically. The argininosuccinic acid level is used to monitor the patient's progress.
statusACTIVE

Fully-Specified Name

componentArgininosuccinate^post therapeutic diet
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.
systemBld.dot  =  Blood filter paper
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 nameArgininosuccinate p diet DBS-sCnc

Basic Attributes

classCHAL
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.

Member of these Panels

74874-9Metabolic disorder therapy monitoring panel - DBS

History/Usage

first released
last updated2.61
last change typeMIN  - change to field other than name

Related Names

After
Argininosuccinic acid
arginosuccinate
Arginosuccinic acid
ASA
Blood
CHEMISTRY.CHALLENGE TESTING
DBS
Dried blood spot
Filter paper
FP
Level
p diet
Point in time
PST
QNT
Quan
Quant
Quantitative
Random
Substance concentration
Ther
WB
Whole blood

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