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Part Description

LP14304-7   Erythrocytes
Erythrocytes or red blood cells (RBCs) are the cells in the circulation that carry oxygen to and remove carbon dioxide from the tissues throughout the body. They are produced in the bone marrow in response to erythropoietin where they transition through six stages over a seven day period. When they are released into the circulation, their nucleus has been extruded and they measure 6-8 microns in diameter. The lifespan of RBCs is about 120 days. When the RBC ages the cell membrane becomes less pliable and tears as they cell travels through the micro vessels of the body. The damaged RBCs are removed from the circulation by the spleen. Variations in number, shape and size of RBCs are indicative of many diseases and disorders. There are many factors that may lead to decreased numbers of RBCs including hemorrhage, hemolysis, iron or vitamin deficiency, marrow failure and more. Larger than normal RBCs may be indicative of liver disease while smaller than normal RBCs are seen in thalassemias and other anemias.(Mosby's manual of diagnostic and laboratory tests, Kathleen Deska Pagana; Timothy James Pagana, Elsevier St. Louis, Mo ©2010) Source: Regenstrief LOINC

Reference Information

Type Source Reference
Webcontent Lab Tests Online®Copyright Copyright © 2021 Lab Tests Online. All rights reserved. Red Blood Cell Count (RBC)

Fully-Specified Name

Component
Erythrocytes
Property
NCnc
Time
Pt
System
Bld
Scale
Qn
Method

Additional Names

Short Name
RBC # Bld
Display Name
RBC (Bld) [#/Vol]
Consumer Name Alpha Get Info
Red Blood Cell (RBC) Count, Blood

Basic Attributes

Class
HEM/BC
Type
Laboratory
First Released
Version 2.00
Last Updated
Version 2.73
Order vs. Observation
Observation
Common Test Rank Get Info
99

Member of these Panels

LOINC Long Common Name
69742-5 CBC W Differential panel, method unspecified - Blood
24361-8 Deprecated Hemogram, platelets & Differential panel in Blood
34527-2 Deprecated Hemogram, Platelets, Differential & Reticulocyte panel in Blood
48809-8 Erythrogram panel - Blood
24317-0 Hemogram and platelets WO differential panel - Blood
24359-2 Hemogram without Platelets and with Manual Differential panel - Blood
24358-4 Hemogram without Platelets panel - Blood
55429-5 Short blood count panel - Blood

Member of these Groups Get Info

LOINC Group Group Name
LG32850-6 Erythrocytes|NCnc|Pt|Bld

Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
de-DE German (Germany) Erythrozyten:Anzahl pro Volumen:Zeitpunkt:Blut:Quantitativ:
de-AT German (Austria) Synonyms: Erythrozyten
es-AR Spanish (Argentina) eritrocitos:concentración de número:punto en el tiempo:sangre:cuantitativo:
es-MX Spanish (Mexico) Eritrocitos:Concentración numérica:Punto temporal:Sangre:Cuantitativo:
es-ES Spanish (Spain) Hematíes:Concentración de número:Punto temporal:Sangre:Qn:
Synonyms: Cuantitativo
et-EE Estonian (Estonia) Erütrotsüüdid:NCnc:Pt:B:Qn:
Synonyms: Juhuslik Kvantitatiivne Veri
fr-FR French (France) Érythrocytes:Nombre/Volume:Ponctuel:Sang:Numérique:
fr-BE French (Belgium) Érythrocytes:Concentration numérique:Temps ponctuel:Sang:Quantitatif:
Synonyms: Globules rouges, GR
fr-CA French (Canada) Érythrocytes:Concentration numérique:Temps ponctuel:Sang:Quantitatif:
it-IT Italian (Italy) Eritrociti:NCnc:Pt:Sangue:Qn:
Synonyms: Concentrazione Numerica Ematologia (coagulazione) conta differenziale Punto nel tempo (episodio) Sangue
ko-KR Korean (Korea, Republic Of) 적혈구:계수/부피:검사시점:전혈:정량:
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) erytrocyten:aantal/volume:moment:bloed:kwantitatief:
pl-PL Polish (Poland) Erytrocyty:stężenie liczbowe:punkt w czasie:krew:ilościowy:
Synonyms: koncentracja
pt-BR Portuguese (Brazil) Eritrócitos:NCnc:Pt:SgTotal:Qn:
Synonyms: ; RBC; Red blood corpusles; Red blood corpuscle; Erthrocyte; Erythrocyte; Red blood cell; Red cell; Red cells; Discocytes; Red blood cells; RBCS; #; Number concentration; Count/mass; Count; AcS; CT; Acsolute; Acsolutes; Cnt; Point in time; Random; Blood; WB; Whole blood; Quantitative; QNT; Quant; Quan; HEMATOLOGY/CELL COUNTS; HEMATOLOGY/CELL COUNTS
ru-RU Russian (Russian Federation) Эритроциты:КолОб:ТчкВрм:Кр:Колич:
Synonyms: Количественный Количество в объеме Кровь Точка во времени;Момент
tr-TR Turkish (Turkey) Eritrositler:SayKons:Zmlı:Kan:Kant:
zh-CN Chinese (China) 红细胞:计数型浓度:时间点:全血:定量型:
Synonyms: RBC;RBCS;盘状细胞;红血球;红血细胞;血液制品 - 红细胞 单位体积内的数量或计数;数量型浓度(单位体积);数量或计数型浓度(计数/体积);数量或计数型浓度(单位体积);计数型浓度(单位体积) 可用数量表示的;定量性;数值型;数量型;连续数值型标尺 时刻;随机;随意;瞬间 血;血液 血液学/细胞计数;血液学与细胞计数

Example Units

Unit Source
10*6/uL Example UCUM Units

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