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LP15098-4   Potassium
Potassium (symbol K from Latin:kalium) is a key chemical element involved in neuron function and influencing osmotic balance between cells and interstitial fluid. Depletion in potassium levels results in deficient fluid and electrolyte balance in the body as well as various nervous and cardiac dysfunctions. Studies suggest diets high in potassium can reduce the risk of hypertension and possibly stroke. Foods rich in potassium include parsley, dried apricots, potatoes, bananas, avocados, soybeans, and bran, as well as most fruits, vegetables, meat and fish. Overall, clear cases of potassium deficiency are rare in healthy individuals. 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, Potassium (Wikipedia)

LP15098-4   Potassium
An element that belongs to the alkali group of metals. Symbol K, atomic number 19, and atomic weight 39.10. It is the main cation in the intracellular fluid of muscle and other cells. Potassium ion is a strong electrolyte and it plays a significant role in the regulation of fluid volume and maintenance of the water-electrolyte balance. Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006

Fully-Specified Name

Component
Potassium
Property
SCnc
Time
Pt
System
BldC
Scale
Qn
Method

Additional Names

Short Name
Potassium BldC-sCnc
Display Name
Potassium (BldC) [Moles/Vol]
Consumer Name Alpha Get Info
Potassium, Blood

Basic Attributes

Class
CHEM
Type
Laboratory
First Released
Version 2.15
Last Updated
Version 2.73
Order vs. Observation
Both
Common Test Rank Get Info
3536

Member of these Panels

LOINC Long Common Name
54037-7 HEDIS 2009 panel
57820-3 HEDIS 2010 panel
60442-1 HEDIS 2011 panel
67767-4 HEDIS 2012 panel
72199-3 HEDIS 2013 panel
74234-6 HEDIS 2014 Value Sets
75868-0 HEDIS 2015 Value Sets
79544-3 HEDIS 2016 Value Sets
82955-6 HEDIS 2017 Value Sets
87625-0 HEDIS 2018 Value Sets
90766-7 HEDIS 2019 Value Sets

Member of these Groups Get Info

LOINC Group Group Name
LG10990-6 Potassium|SCnc|Pt|ANYBldSerPl

Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
de-DE German (Germany) Kalium:Stoffmengenkonzentration:Zeitpunkt:Blut kapillar:Quantitativ:
de-AT German (Austria) Synonyms: Kalium Kap.
el-GR Greek (Greece) Κάλιο:Συγκέντρωση ουσίας:Χρονική στιγμή:Τριχοειδικό αίμα:Ποσοτική:
es-MX Spanish (Mexico) Potasio:Concentración de sustancias:Punto temporal:Capilar de sangre:Cuantitativo:
es-ES Spanish (Spain) Potasio:Concentración de sustancia:Punto temporal:Sangre capilar:Qn:
Synonyms: Cuantitativo
et-EE Estonian (Estonia) Kaalium:SCnc:Pt:cB:Qn:
Synonyms: Aine kontsentratsioon Juhuslik Kapillaarne veri Kvantitatiivne
fr-FR French (France) Potassium:Moles/Volume:Ponctuel:Sang capillaire:Numérique:
fr-BE French (Belgium) Potassium:Concentration de substance:Temps ponctuel:Sang capillaire:Quantitatif:
Synonyms: K+
fr-CA French (Canada) Potassium:Concentration de substance:Temps ponctuel:Sang capillaire:Quantitatif:
it-IT Italian (Italy) Potassio:SCnc:Pt:Sangue capill:Qn:
Synonyms: Chimica Concentrazione di Sostanza Punto nel tempo (episodio) Sangue capillare
ko-KR Korean (Korea, Republic Of) 칼륨:물질농도:검사시점:모세혈:정량:
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) kalium:mol/volume:moment:capillair bloed:kwantitatief:
pl-PL Polish (Poland) Potas:stężenie molowe:punkt w czasie:krew włośniczkowa:ilościowy:
pt-BR Portuguese (Brazil) Potássio:SCnc:Pt:SgCap:Qn:
Synonyms: K+; Potass; K; Substance concentration; Level; Point in time; Random; Blood; Blood - capillary; Blood cap; Blood capillary; Bld cap; Bld capillary; cap blood; cap bld; Capillary bld; Capillary blood; Quantitative; QNT; Quant; Quan; Chemistry
ru-RU Russian (Russian Federation) Калий:МолКонц:ТчкВрм:КрК:Колич:
Synonyms: Количественный Кровь капиллярная Молярность;Молярная объёмная концентрация Точка во времени;Момент
tr-TR Turkish (Turkey) Potasyum:SubKons:Zmlı:KanKpl:Kant:
zh-CN Chinese (China) 钾:物质的量浓度:时间点:毛细血管全血:定量型:
Synonyms: K;K+;钾离子 克分子浓度;克分子浓度(单位体积);摩尔浓度;摩尔浓度(单位体积);物质的量浓度(单位体积) 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 毛细血管血

Example Units

Unit Source
mmol/L Example UCUM Units
mmol/L eCHN

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CodeSystem lookup
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