Carnitine free (C0) [Moles/volume] in DBS --post therapeutic diet   74878-0

LOINC Code


LOINC code74878-0
nameCarnitine free (C0) [Moles/volume] in DBS --post therapeutic diet
descriptionThis test measures the free carnitine (C0) level in children who have been diagnosed with carnitine uptake defect and are on a therapeutic diet for their condition. Dried blood spot specimens are sent to the lab for monitoring tests periodically. The C0 level is used to monitor the patient's progress.
statusACTIVE

Fully-Specified Name

componentCarnitine.free (C0)^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 nameCarnitine Free 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
Blood
C0
Carnitine Free
Carnitine.total
CHEMISTRY.CHALLENGE TESTING
DBS
Dried blood spot
FC
Filter paper
FP
FR
Level
Non-protein bound
p diet
Point in time
PST
QNT
Quan
Quant
Quantitative
Random
Substance concentration
Ther
WB
Whole blood

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