Calcitonin [Moles/volume] in Serum or Plasma --5 minutes post XXX challenge   77668-2

LOINC Code


LOINC code77668-2
nameCalcitonin [Moles/volume] in Serum or Plasma --5 minutes post XXX challenge
descriptionCalcitonin is a sensitive tumor marker of medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC). Patients with MTC have usually very high levels of serum calcitonin that can be used to diagnose the disease. To improve diagnostic sensitivity in family members with small MTCs, or to evaluate postoperative biochemical cure status, measurement of calcitonin stimulated with combined intravenous calcium gluconate and pentagastrin (calcitonin challenge) has been widely adopted. [PMID: 21358115]
statusACTIVE

Fully-Specified Name

componentCalcitonin^5M post XXX challenge
    5M  =  5 minutes post challenge
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.
systemSer/Plas
    Ser  =  Serum
    Plas  =  Plasma
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 5M p chal SerPl-sCnc

Basic Attributes

classCHAL
type1  Laboratory
order vs. observationObservation
example UCUM unitspmol/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 unitpmol/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 Groups

LG50177-1Calcitonin^5M post XXX challenge|Pt|Ser/Plas

History/Usage

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

Related Names

5M p chal
After
CHEMISTRY.CHALLENGE TESTING
CT
Level
p chal
Pl
Plasma
Plsm
Point in time
PST
QNT
Quan
Quant
Quantitative
Random
SerP
SerPl
SerPlas
Serum
Serum or plasma
SR
Substance concentration
Thyrocalcitonin
Tumor marker

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