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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. 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, 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:Contenido de masa:Punto temporal:Sangre:Qn:
Synonyms: Cuantitativo
es-MX Spanish (Mexico) Heparina / peso corporal:Contenido masivo:Punto temporal:Sangre:Cuantitativo:
fr-CA French (Canada) Héparine/Poids corporel:Contenu de masse:Temps ponctuel:Sang:Quantitatif:
fr-FR French (France) Héparine/poids corporel:Masse/Masse:Ponctuel:Sang:Numérique:
it-IT Italian (Italy) Eparina/Peso corporeo:MCnt:Pt:Sangue:Qn:
Synonyms: Contenuto di Massa Punto nel tempo (episodio) Sangue Studio di coagulazione
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) heparine/lichaamsgewicht:massa/massa:moment:bloed:kwantitatief:
Synonyms: coagulatiemethode
ru-RU Russian (Russian Federation) Гепарин/Масса тела:МассСод:ТчкВрм:Кр:Колич:
Synonyms: Количественный Кровь Масса содержание Точка во времени;Момент
zh-CN Chinese (China) 肝素/体重:质量含量:时间点:全血:定量型:
Synonyms: 凝血功能;凝血功能试验;凝血过程;血液凝固;血液凝固功能;血液凝固过程 单位质量的质量数;质量含量(单位质量) 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 标本重量;重 物体 肝制凝素;肝磷脂 血;血液 身体重量

Example Units

Unit Source
mg/kg Example UCUM Units
mg/kg REGENSTRIEF

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

CodeSystem lookup
https://fhir.loinc.org/CodeSystem/$lookup?system=http://loinc.org&code=66744-4