16648-8

Copper [Mass/volume] in Body fluid

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Part Descriptions

LP16814-3   Copper
Copper (symbol Cu, from Latin cuprum) is a heavy metal with an atomic number of 29 and atomic weight of 63.55. It is a ductile metal with excellent electrical conductivity. It was extensively used as an electrical conductor, building material, and component of various alloys. It is an essential nutrient to all higher plants and animals where it is found primarily as a cofactor in various enzymes, and in copper-based pigments. In high amounts, copper can be poisonous or even fatal. Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia , Copper (Wikipedia)

LP16814-3   Copper
Copper analysis is used to diagnose toxicity and metabolism disorders, such as Wilson's disease and Menkes syndrome.

Veterinary Medicine:
Copper sulphate is often added to pig feed to improve weight gain. If the feed is not uniformily mixed, pigs may be exposed to toxic levels of copper. The first indication of toxicity is a rise in blood copper concentration. The primary clinical signs include jaundice, dullness, weakness, anemia, trembling and respiratory distress. Source: Regenstrief LOINC

LP7238-1   Body fld
The LOINC "Body fld" System represents body fluids other than serum, plasma, blood, urine, and cerebrospinal fluid. When a LOINC term with the System "Body fld" is used, the specific specimen source or body fluid type should be reported elsewhere with the result. Where more specific terms for pleural, peritoneal, synovial fluid, etc. exist, we encourage you to use the more specific terms. In contrast to "Body fld", the System "Asp" in LOINC represents the fluid withdrawn during an aspiration procedure from an abnormal collection of fluid, such as from an abscess or cyst. "Asp" is used for abnormal fluid collections that are aspirated, while "Body fld" is used for named body fluids, such as synovial fluid or peritoneal fluid, that are not inherently pathologic. Source: Regenstrief LOINC

Fully-Specified Name

Component

Copper

Property

MCnc

Time

Pt

System

Body fld

Scale

Qn

Method

Additional Names

Long Common Name

Copper [Mass/volume] in Body fluid

Short Name

Copper Fld-mCnc

Display Name

Copper (Body fld) [Mass/Vol]

Consumer Name Alpha Get Info

Copper, Body fluid

Basic Attributes

Class

DRUG/TOX

Type

Laboratory

First Released

Version 1.0l

Last Updated

Version 2.42 (MIN)

Order vs. Observation

Both

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Related Names

• B/F
• BF
• bod
• Bodies
• Body fluid
• Body fluid, unsp
• Cu
• DRUG/TOXICOLOGY
• Drugs
• Fl
• Fld
• FLU
• Fluid
• Level
• Mass concentration
• Point in time
• QNT
• Quan
• Quant
• Quantitative
• Random

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