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Part Descriptions

LP14344-3   Mercury
Mercury is a naturally occurring metal which has several forms. The metallic mercury is a shiny, silver-white, odorless liquid. If heated, it is a colorless, odorless gas. Mercury combines with other elements, such as chlorine, sulfur, or oxygen, to form inorganic mercury compounds or "salts," which are usually white powders or crystals. Mercury also combines with carbon to make organic mercury compounds. The most common one, methylmercury, is produced mainly by microscopic organisms in the water and soil. More mercury in the environment can increase the amounts of methylmercury that these small organisms make.
Metallic mercury is used to produce chlorine gas and caustic soda, and is also used in thermometers, dental fillings, and batteries. Mercury salts are sometimes used in skin lightening creams and as antiseptic creams and ointments. [CDC: Mercury] Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC: Mercury

LP14344-3   Mercury
The nervous system is very sensitive to all forms of mercury. Methylmercury and metallic mercury vapors are more harmful than other forms, because more mercury in these forms reaches the brain. Exposure to high levels of metallic, inorganic, or organic mercury can permanently damage the brain, kidneys, and developing fetus. Effects on brain functioning may result in irritability, shyness, tremors, changes in vision or hearing, and memory problems. Short-term exposure to high levels of metallic mercury vapors may cause effects including lung damage, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, increases in blood pressure or heart rate, skin rashes, and eye irritation.[CDC: Toxfaqs] Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC: Toxfaqs

Fully-Specified Name

Component
Mercury
Property
SCnc
Time
Pt
System
RBC
Scale
Qn
Method

Additional Names

Short Name
Mercury RBC-sCnc
Display Name
Mercury (RBC) [Moles/Vol]
Consumer Name Alpha Get Info
Mercury, Red blood cells

Basic Attributes

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

Member of these Groups Get Info

LOINC Group Group Name
LG49911-7 Mercury|Pt|RBC|200.59 g/mole

Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
es-ES Spanish (Spain) Mercurio:Concentración de sustancia:Punto temporal:Glóbulos rojos:Qn:
Synonyms: Cuantitativo
es-MX Spanish (Mexico) Mercurio:Concentración de sustancias:Punto temporal:Eritrocitos:Cuantitativo:
et-EE Estonian (Estonia) Elavhõbe:SCnc:Pt:RBC:Qn:
Synonyms: Aine kontsentratsioon Erütrotsüüdid Juhuslik Kvantitatiivne
fr-CA French (Canada) Mercure:Concentration de substance:Temps ponctuel:GR:Quantitatif:
fr-FR French (France) Mercure:Moles/Volume:Ponctuel:Érythrocytes:Numérique:
fr-BE French (Belgium) Mercure:Concentration de substance:Temps ponctuel:GR:Quantitatif:
Synonyms: Hg
it-IT Italian (Italy) Mercurio:SCnc:Pt:RBC:Qn:
Synonyms: Concentrazione di Sostanza Globuli rossi Livelli farmacologici e tossicologia Punto nel tempo (episodio)
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) kwik:mol/volume:moment:erytrocyten:kwantitatief:
Synonyms: rode bloedcellen
pt-BR Portuguese (Brazil) Mercúrio:SCnc:Pt:Eritroc:Qn:
Synonyms: HG; Substance concentration; Level; Point in time; Random; Erythrocytes; Red blood corpusles; Red blood cells; Quantitative; QNT; Quant; Quan; Drugs; DRUG/TOXICOLOGY; DRUG/TOXICOLOGY
ru-RU Russian (Russian Federation) Ртуть:МолКонц:ТчкВрм:Эритроциты:Колич:
Synonyms: Количественный Молярность;Молярная объёмная концентрация Точка во времени;Момент
tr-TR Turkish (Turkey) Civa:SubKons:Zmlı:Eritrosit:Kant:
Synonyms: RBC
zh-CN Chinese (China) 汞:物质的量浓度:时间点:红细胞:定量型:
Synonyms: Hg;水银 RBC;RBCS;红血球;红血细胞;赤血球 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) 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/L Example UCUM Units

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

CodeSystem lookup
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