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Viscosity of Body fluid
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Term Description
Plasma and serum viscosity measurements are used in the clinical management of patients with hyperviscosity syndrome, which is caused by a variety of clinical diagnoses, such as polycythemia, Waldenström macroglobulinemia, multiple myeloma, and occasional cases of rheumatoid arthritis, SLE, systemic lupus erythematosus, hyperfibrinogenemia and leukemia. Common symptoms of hyperviscosity are, bleeding, visual signs or symptoms, and neurologic deficits. The viscosity at which symptoms develop is variable, but they rarely appear below a serum or plasma viscosity of 3 cP. Viscosity is reported in units defined as "rel to H2O", and are expressed in centipoise (cP). PMID: 16830959 Whole blood viscosity is increased in polycythemia, rouleau formation, and other conditions listed for serum and plasma, but may be of limited clinical value because of the differences in shear rates between the instrument and in vivo conditions.[Tietz]
Part Description
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 In contrast to "Body fld", the System "Asp" in LOINC represents the fluid withdrawn during an aspiration procedure from an abnormal collection of fluid, such as from an abscess or cyst.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.
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LOINC Names Get Info
- Fully-Specified Name
- Viscosity:
Visc: Pt: Body fld: Qn: - Long Common Name
- Viscosity of Body fluid
- Short Name
- Visc Fld
- Display Name
- Viscosity (Body fld) [Visc]
- Consumer Name Alpha Get Info
- Viscosity, Body fluid
Part Model Get Info
Basic Attributes
- Class
- SPEC
- Type
- Laboratory
- First Released
- Version 1.0
- Last Updated
- Version 2.73 (MIN)
- Order vs. Observation
- Both
- Common Test Rank Get Info
- 7754
Language Variants Get Info
| Tag | Language | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| cs-CZ | Czech (Czechia) | Viskozita: |
| el-GR | Greek (Greece) | Ιξώδες: Synonyms: Pt Qn SPEC Visc Ιξώδες Σωματικό υγρό |
| es-AR | Spanish (Argentina) | viscosidad: |
| es-ES | Spanish (Spain) | Viscosidad: Synonyms: Cuantitativo |
| es-MX | Spanish (Mexico) | Viscosidad: |
| et-EE | Estonian (Estonia) | Viskoossus: Synonyms: Juhuslik Kehavedelik Kvantitatiivne Viskoossus |
| fr-CA | French (Canada) | Viscosité: |
| fr-FR | French (France) | Viscosité: |
| fr-BE | French (Belgium) | Viscosité: |
| it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Viscosità: Synonyms: Caratteristiche campione Liquido corporeo Punto nel tempo (episodio) Viscosità |
| nl-NL | Dutch (Netherlands) | viscositeit: |
| pt-BR | Portuguese (Brazil) | Viscosidade: Synonyms: Vicos; |
| ru-RU | Russian (Russian Federation) | Вязкость: Synonyms: Вязкость Количественный Тела жидкость Точка во времени; |
| tr-TR | Turkish (Turkey) | Vizkozite: |
| zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 粘性: Synonyms: 可用数量表示的; |
Example Units
| Unit | Source |
|---|---|
| cP | Example UCUM Units |
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