Calcitonin [Mass/volume] in Lymph node fine needle aspirate   75709-6

LOINC Code


LOINC code75709-6
nameCalcitonin [Mass/volume] in Lymph node fine needle aspirate
descriptionMeasurement of calcitonin levels in fine-needle aspiration specimens from athyrotic individuals treated for medullary thyroid carcinoma. Test is performed to confirm or exclude metastases in enlarged or ultrasonographically suspicious lymph nodes.
statusACTIVE

Fully-Specified Name

componentCalcitonin
propertyMCnc  =  Mass 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.
systemLymph node.FNA
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 nameCalcit LN FNA-mCnc

Basic Attributes

classCHEM
type1  Laboratory
order vs. observationBoth
example UCUM unitspg/mL
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 unitpg/mL

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 updated2.50
last change typeMIN  - change to field other than name

Related Names

Chemistry
CT
Endocrine
Endocrinology
Fine needle
Level
Ln
LN FNA
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Point in time
QNT
Quan
Quant
Quantitative
Random
Thyrocalcitonin
Tumor marker

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