Appearance of Cerebral spinal fluid--1st tube 76675-8
LOINC Code
| LOINC code | 76675-8 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| name | Appearance of Cerebral spinal fluid--1st tube | ||
| description | A sample of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is collected using a procedure called a lumbar puncture or spinal tap. Often, three or more separate tubes of CSF are collected (tube 1, tube 2, tube 3), and multiple tests may be run on the different tubes. Cloudy or turbid CSF may indicate the presence of white or red blood cells, microorganisms, or an increase in protein levels. [Lab Tests Online] | ||
| status | ACTIVE | ||
Fully-Specified Name | |||
| component | Appearance^1st tube | ||
| property | Aper = Appearance | ||
| time | Pt = Point in time: To identify measures at a point in time. This is a synonym for “spot” or “random” as applied to urine measurements. | ||
| system | CSF = Cerebral spinal fluid | ||
| scale | Nom = Nominal: Nominal or categorical responses that do not have a natural ordering. (e.g., names of bacteria, reported as answers, categories of appearance that do not have a natural ordering, such as, yellow, clear, bloody. | ||
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Additional Names | |||
| short name | Appearance tube1 CSF | ||
Basic Attributes | |||
| class | SPEC | ||
| type | 1 Laboratory | ||
| order vs. observation | Both | ||
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 updated | 2.52 | ||
| last change type | MIN - change to field other than name | ||
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