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Part Description

LP31682-5   Procalcitonin
Procalcitonin (PCT) is a precursor of the hormone calcitonin, which is involved with calcium homeostasis, and is produced by the C-cells of the thyroid gland. It is there that procalcitonin is cleaved into calcitonin, katacalcin and a protein residue. It is not released into the blood stream of healthy individuals. With the derangements that a severe infection with an associated systemic response brings, the blood levels of procalcitonin may rise to 100 ng/ml. In blood serum, procalcitonin has a half-life of 25 to 30 hours. 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, Procalcitonin

Fully-Specified Name

Component
Procalcitonin
Property
MCnc
Time
Pt
System
Ser/Plas
Scale
Qn
Method

Additional Names

Short Name
Procalcitonin SerPl-mCnc
Display Name
Procalcitonin [Mass/Vol]
Consumer Name Alpha Get Info
Procalcitonin, Blood

Basic Attributes

Class
CHEM
Type
Laboratory
First Released
Version 2.09
Last Updated
Version 2.73
Order vs. Observation
Both
Common Test Rank Get Info
334

Member of these Groups Get Info

LOINC Group Group Name
LG15749-1 Procalcitonin|MCnc|Pt|ANYBldSerPl
LG51318-0 Procalcitonin|Pt|Ser/Plas

Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
de-DE German (Germany) Procalcitonin:Massenkonzentration:Zeitpunkt:Serum oder Plasma:Quantitativ:
Synonyms: PCT; Prokalzitonin
de-AT German (Austria) Synonyms: Procalcitonin
es-AR Spanish (Argentina) procalcitonina:concentración de masa:punto en el tiempo:suero/plasma:cuantitativo:
es-MX Spanish (Mexico) Procalcitonina:Concentración de masa:Punto temporal:Suero o Plasma:Cuantitativo:
es-ES Spanish (Spain) Procalcitonina:Concentración de masa:Punto temporal:Suero o Plasma:Qn:
Synonyms: Cuantitativo
et-EE Estonian (Estonia) Prokaltsitoniin:MCnc:Pt:S/P:Qn:
Synonyms: Juhuslik Kvantitatiivne Plasma Seerum Seerum või plasma
fr-FR French (France) Procalcitonine:Masse/Volume:Ponctuel:Sérum/Plasma:Numérique:
fr-BE French (Belgium) Procalcitonine:Concentration de masse:Temps ponctuel:Sérum/Plasma:Quantitatif:
Synonyms: PCT, hPCT
fr-CA French (Canada) Procalcitonine:Concentration de masse:Temps ponctuel:Sérum/Plasma:Quantitatif:
it-IT Italian (Italy) Procalcitonina:MCnc:Pt:Siero/Plasma:Qn:
Synonyms: Chimica Concentrazione di Massa Plasma Punto nel tempo (episodio) Siero Siero o Plasma
ko-KR Korean (Korea, Republic Of) 프로칼시토닌:질량농도:검사시점:혈청/혈장:정량:
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) procalcitonine:massa/volume:moment:serum of plasma:kwantitatief:
pt-BR Portuguese (Brazil) Procalcitonina:MCnc:Pt:Sor/Plas:Qn:
Synonyms: proCT; PCT; Mass concentration; Level; Point in time; Random; SerPl; SerPlas; SerP; Serum; SR; Plasma; Pl; Plsm; Quantitative; QNT; Quant; Quan; Chemistry
ru-RU Russian (Russian Federation) Прокальцитонин:МассКонц:ТчкВрм:Сыв/Плаз:Колич:
Synonyms: Количественный Массовая концентрация Плазма Сыворотка Сыворотка или Плазма Точка во времени;Момент
tr-TR Turkish (Turkey) Prokalcitonin:KütlKons:Zmlı:Ser/Plaz:Kant:
uk-UA Ukrainian (Ukraine) Прокальцитонін:Масова Концентрація:МоментЧасу:Сироватка/Плазма:Кількісно:
Synonyms: Chemistry; Level; Mass concentration; PCT; Pl; Plasma; Plsm; Point in time; proCT; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; SerP; SerPl; SerPlas; Serum; Serum or plasma; SR
zh-CN Chinese (China) 降钙素原:质量浓度:时间点:血清/血浆:定量型:
Synonyms: PCT;proCT;前降钙素;降钙素前体 化学;化学检验项目;化学检验项目类;化学类;化学试验;非刺激耐受型化学检验项目;非刺激耐受型化学检验项目类;非刺激耐受型化学试验;非刺激耐受型化学试验类 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 水平;浓度;质量浓度(单位体积) 血清或血浆

Example Units

Unit Source
ng/mL Example UCUM Units
ng/mL REGENSTRIEF

LOINC Terminology Service (API) using HL7® FHIR® Get Info

CodeSystem lookup
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