Lactate [Moles/mass] in Stool   74896-2

LOINC Code


LOINC code74896-2
nameLactate [Moles/mass] in Stool
descriptionLactate may be elevated in stool specimens of patient's with ulcerative colitis and gut resections. Lactate levels in stool may also be used to diagnose lactose intolerance in infants and children.
statusACTIVE

Fully-Specified Name

componentLactate
propertySCnt  =  Substance Content
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.
systemStool  =  Stool = Fecal
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 nameLactate Stl-sCnt

Basic Attributes

classCHEM
type1  Laboratory
order vs. observationBoth
example UCUM unitsmmol/kg
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 unitmmol/kg

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 updated2.48
last change typeMIN  - change to field other than name

Related Names

2-Hydroxypropanoic acid
2-hydroxy-propionate
2-hydroxy-propionic acid
Bowel movement
Chemistry
Faecal
Faeces
Fecal
Feces
Lact
Lactic acid
L-lactate
Point in time
QNT
Quan
Quant
Quantitative
Random
Stl
Stool = Fecal
Substance Content

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