Version 2.80

Part Description

LP14259-3   Lead
Lead is toxic to many organs and tissues including the heart, bones, intestines, kidneys, and reproductive and nervous systems. It interferes with the development of the nervous system and is particularly toxic to children, causing potentially permanent learning and behavior disorders. Symptoms include abdominal pain, confusion, headache, anemia, irritability, and in severe cases seizures, coma, and death. Routes of exposure include contaminated air, water, soil, food, and consumer products. Occupational exposure is a common cause of lead poisoning in adults. The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) estimates that more than 3 million workers in the United States are potentially exposed to lead in the workplace. One of the largest threats to children is lead paint that exists in many older homes. Blood lead levels screen for lead poisoning and monitor treatment as well. The Centers for Disease Control (US) has set the standard elevated blood lead level for adults to be 10 µg/dl of the whole blood. For children the number is set much lower at 5 µg/dl of blood as of 2012 down from a previous 10 µg/dl. The major treatments are removal of the source of lead and chelation therapy. [Wikipedia: Lead_poisoning] Both capillary and venous blood specimens are used for lead testing and they have different reference ranges, so it is important to distinguish the specimen type for both clinical and public health reporting. Capillary samples are more likely to be contaminated by environmental residues present on the skin. Venous blood collected using evacuated tubes and needles certified as lead-free is preferred (NCCLS.2001), however obtaining venous samples from pediatric patients may be be difficult, capillary blood from a finger puncture may be used for screening purposes. If an elevated lead level is detected in capillary blood, a second test on a venous sample is necessary. 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 , Lead poisoning

Fully-Specified Name

Component
Lead
Property
SCnt
Time
Pt
System
Hair
Scale
Qn
Method

Additional Names

Long Common Name
Lead [Moles/mass] in Hair
Short Name
Lead Hair-sCnt
Display Name
Lead (Hair) [Moles/Mass]
Consumer Name Alpha Get Info
Lead, Hair

Basic Attributes

Class
DRUG/TOX
Type
Laboratory
First Released
Version 2.22
Last Updated
Version 2.70 (MIN)
Order vs. Observation
Both

Member of these Panels

LOINC Long Common Name
76770-7 Trace elements panel - Hair

Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
el-GR Greek (Greece) Μόλυβδος:SCnt:Pt:Μαλλιά:Qn:
Synonyms: ???μόλυβδος SCnt Μόλυβδος
es-ES Spanish (Spain) Plomo:Contenido en sustancia:Punto temporal:Pelo:Qn:
Synonyms: Cuantitativo
es-MX Spanish (Mexico) Dirigir:Contenido de la sustancia:Punto temporal:Cabello:Cuantitativo:
et-EE Estonian (Estonia) Plii:SCnt:Pt:Hair:Qn:
Synonyms: Ainehulga sisaldus Juhuslik Juuksed Kvantitatiivne
fr-CA French (Canada) Plomb:Contenu de substance:Temps ponctuel:Cheveu:Quantitatif:
fr-FR French (France) Plomb:Moles/Masse:Ponctuel:Cheveux:Numérique:
fr-BE French (Belgium) Plomb:Contenu de substance:Temps ponctuel:Cheveu:Quantitatif:
it-IT Italian (Italy) Piombo:SCnt:Pt:Pelo:Qn:
Synonyms: Contenuto di Sostanza Livelli farmacologici e tossicologia Punto nel tempo (episodio)
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) lood:mol/massa:moment:haar:kwantitatief:
pt-BR Portuguese (Brazil) Chumbo:SCnt:Pt:Cabelo:Qn:
Synonyms: PB; Substance content; Point in time; Random; Har; Quantitative; QNT; Quant; Quan; Drugs; DRUG/TOXICOLOGY; DRUG/TOXICOLOGY
ru-RU Russian (Russian Federation) Свинец:МолСод:ТчкВрм:Волосы:Колич:
Synonyms: Количественный Моляльность;Молярная весовая концентрация Точка во времени;Момент
tr-TR Turkish (Turkey) Kurşun:Subİçrk:Zmlı:Saç:Kant:
zh-CN Chinese (China) 铅:物质的量含量:时间点:毛发:定量型:
Synonyms: PB 克分子含量;克分子含量(单位质量);摩尔含量;摩尔含量(单位质量);物质的量含量(单位质量) 发;头发;毛 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 毒品 毒品类 药品类 药物 药物/毒理学;药物/毒理学试验;药物毒理学试验;药物毒理学试验类 药物类

Example Units

Unit Source
nmol/g Example UCUM Units

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

CodeSystem lookup
https://fhir.loinc.org/CodeSystem/$lookup?system=http://loinc.org&code=50871-3