26511-6

Neutrophils/Leukocytes in Blood

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LP14267-6   Neutrophils
Neutrophils are the most common form of white blood cells in healthy adults. Neutrophils are approximately 13 micrometers in diameter and have segmented nuclei with 3-5 lobes that are connected by thin strands of chromatin. (Practical Haematology; Barbara J. Bain, Imelda Bates, Mike A. Laffan,S. Mitchell Lewis; Eleventh edition; 2012) Neutrophils function to fight infection by both engulfing microorganisms and secreting lethal enzymes.
(https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMHT0022058/) They are produced in the bone marrow and their primary function is to fight infection. Neutrophil numbers increase in the blood in response to acute bacterial infection, inflammation, necrosis or chronic myelogenous leukemia. Neutrophil levels are decreased in the following conditions: aplastic anemia, autoimmune disorder, cancer, chemotherapy, myelodysplastic syndrome and during a negative reaction to drugs. PMID: 24050624 [MedlinePlus Encyclopedia:19864] Source: Regenstrief LOINC

LP157588-7   Leukocytes
Leukocytes or white blood cells (WBCs) are immune cells that fight infection, neoplasms and other inflammatory conditions, and mediate allergic responses. There are five types of WBCs normally present in the circulation that are all derived from a similar stem cell in the bone marrow. The five type of WBCs are divided into two groups based on the presence or absence of granules in the cytoplasm. The granulocytes include the neutrophils, basophils and eosinophils. The non-granulocytes include the lymphocytes and the monocytes. The neutrophils fight infection by ingesting and digesting bacteria. Eosinophils and basophils respond to allergic reactions and are capable of ingesting antigen-antibody complexes. Monocytes phagocytose bacteria and release interferon to stimulate the immune system. Lymphocytes are divided into T-cells and B-cells. T-cell immunity is cellular and involves the activation of phagocytes and B-cell immunity uses antibodies to fight infection. Both elevated and low leukocyte counts can be markers of infection and malignancy, and low leukocyte counts are associated with a variety of primary and secondary immunodeficiencies, depending on the WBC type(s) that are out of range. (Mosby's manual of diagnostic and laboratory tests, Kathleen Deska Pagana; Timothy James Pagana, Elsevier St. Louis, Mo ©2010) Source: Regenstrief LOINC

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LOINC Names Get Info

Fully-Specified Name

Neutrophils/Leukocytes:NFr:Pt:Bld:Qn:

Long Common Name

Neutrophils/Leukocytes in Blood

Short Name

Neutrophils NFr Bld

Display Name

Neutrophils/Leukocytes (Bld)

Consumer Name Alpha Get Info

Neutrophils/White Blood Cells, Blood

Part Model Get Info

• Component

  Neutrophils/leukocytes
  LP286655-8

  • Analyte

    Neutrophils/leukocytes
    LP286655-8

    • Component Numerator

      Neutrophils
      LP14267-6

      • Component Numerator Core

        Neutrophils
        LP14267-6

      • Component Numerator Core Suffix

        NULL
         

    • Component Denominator

      Leukocytes
      LP157588-7

      • Component Denominator Core

        Leukocytes
        LP157588-7

      • Component Denominator Core Suffix

        NULL
         

  • Challenge

    NULL
     

  • Adjustment

    NULL
     

  • Count

    NULL
     

• Property

  NFr
  LP6838-9

• Time

  Pt
  LP6960-1

  • Time Core

    Pt
    LP6960-1

  • Time Modifier

    NULL
     

• System

  Bld
  LP7057-5

  • System Core

    Bld
    LP7057-5

  • Super System

    NULL
     

• Scale

  Qn
  LP7753-9

• Method

  NULL
   

Basic Attributes

Class

HEM/BC

Type

Laboratory

First Released

Version 2.00

Last Updated

Version 2.79 (NAM)

Change Reason

Release 2.79: COMPONENT: Triggered by Coll w SCT: This is a specific fraction case where the denominator is percentage or /100. Because the logic is that the percentage piece is captured by Property: NFr (Numeric Fraction), and by Unit: %, therefore, it is redundant to include "100" in the component;

Order vs. Observation

Observation

Common Test Rank Get Info

182

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Language Variants Get Info

Related Names

• Blood
• HEMATOLOGY/CELL COUNTS
• Leuc
• Leuk
• Leukocyte
• Lkcs
• Neut
• Neutr
• Neutrophil
• Number fraction
• Percent
• PMN
• PNM
• Point in time
• QNT
• Quan
• Quant
• Quantitative
• Random
• WB
• WBC
• WBCs
• White blood cell
• White blood cells
• Whole blood

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