Filaria identified in Skin by Light microscopy   76699-8

LOINC Code


LOINC code76699-8
nameFilaria identified in Skin by Light microscopy
descriptionSkin snips are most useful for detection of microfilariae of O. volvulus and M. streptocerca.
statusACTIVE

Fully-Specified Name

componentFilaria identified
propertyPrid  =  Presence or identity:  Prid stands for “Presence or identity”, is used for assays that detect whether or not an analyte of a particular kind is present, and if it is, to identify the specific analyte.
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.
systemSkin
scaleNom  =  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.
methodMicroscopy.light

Additional Names

short nameFilaria Skin Micro

Basic Attributes

classMICRO
type1  Laboratory
order vs. observationBoth

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 updated2.52
last change typeMIN  - change to field other than name

Related Names

Dermatologic
Elephantiasis
Epidermis
Filarial
Filariasis
ID
Identity or presence
Infectious Disease
InfectiousDisease
Integument
Isolated
LM
Micro
Microbiology
microfilarae
Microfilaria
Micros
Microscopic
Nominal
Point in time
Random
roundworm
Skn

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