66744-4
Heparin/Body weight [Mass/mass] in Blood
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Part Descriptions
LP15998-5 Heparin
Heparin is a highly sulfated glycosaminoglycan widely used as an injectable anticoagulant. It is also used to form an inner anticoagulant surface on various experimental and medical devices such as test tubes and renal dialysis machines. Pharmaceutical grade heparin is commonly derived from mucosal tissues of slaughtered meat animals such as porcine intestine or bovine lung.
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Source: Wikipedia, Heparin (Wikipedia)
LP15998-5 Heparin
A highly acidic mucopolysaccharide formed of equal parts of sulfated D-glucosamine and D-glucuronic acid with sulfaminic bridges. The molecular weight ranges from six to twenty thousand. Heparin occurs in and is obtained from liver, lung, mast cells, etc., of vertebrates. Its function is unknown, but it is used to prevent blood clotting in vivo and vitro, in the form of many different salts.
Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006
Fully-Specified Name
- Component
- Heparin/body weight
- Property
- MCnt
- Time
- Pt
- System
- Bld
- Scale
- Qn
- Method
Additional Names
- Short Name
- Heparin/BW Bld-mCnt
- Display Name
- Heparin/Body weight (Bld) [Mass/Mass]
- Consumer Name Alpha Get Info
- Heparin/Body Weight, Blood
Basic Attributes
- Class
- COAG
- Type
- Laboratory
- First Released
- Version 2.38
- Last Updated
- Version 2.73
- Change Reason
- Changed divisor from 'kg body weight' to 'body weight'. The description and units make it clear that it is per kg.
- Order vs. Observation
- Observation
- Common Test Rank Get Info
- 1308
Language Variants Get Info
| Tag | Language | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| es-ES | Spanish (Spain) | Heparina/peso corporal: Synonyms: Cuantitativo |
| es-MX | Spanish (Mexico) | Heparina / peso corporal: |
| fr-CA | French (Canada) | Héparine/Poids corporel: |
| fr-FR | French (France) | Héparine/poids corporel: |
| it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Eparina/Peso corporeo: Synonyms: Contenuto di Massa Punto nel tempo (episodio) Sangue Studio di coagulazione |
| nl-NL | Dutch (Netherlands) | heparine/lichaamsgewicht: Synonyms: coagulatiemethode |
| ru-RU | Russian (Russian Federation) | Гепарин/Масса тела: Synonyms: Количественный Кровь Масса содержание Точка во времени; |
| zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 肝素/体重: Synonyms: 凝血功能; |
Example Units
| Unit | Source |
|---|---|
| mg/kg | Example UCUM Units |
| mg/kg | REGENSTRIEF |
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