6742-1

Erythrocyte [Morphology] in Blood

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Term Description

Most laboratories will report such findings as answers in their RBC morphology term (this LOINC, 6742-1). Others will report each observed finding as a separate variable, such as this one, and assign values of 1+, 2+, 3+.
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Part Description

LP16699-8 Erythrocyte
Erythrocytes or red blood cells (RBCs) are the cells in the circulation that carry oxygen to and remove carbon dioxide from the tissues throughout the body. They are produced in the bone marrow in response to erythropoietin where they transition through six stages over a seven day period. When they are released into the circulation, their nucleus has been extruded and they measure 6-8 microns in diameter. The lifespan of RBCs is about 120 days. When the RBC ages the cell membrane becomes less pliable and tears as they cell travels through the micro vessels of the body. The damaged RBCs are removed from the circulation by the spleen. Variations in number, shape and size of RBCs are indicative of many diseases and disorders. There are many factors that may lead to decreased numbers of RBCs including hemorrhage, hemolysis, iron or vitamin deficiency, marrow failure and more. Larger than normal RBCs may be indicative of liver disease while smaller than normal RBCs are seen in thalassemias and other anemias.(Mosby's manual of diagnostic and laboratory tests, Kathleen Deska Pagana; Timothy James Pagana, Elsevier St. Louis, Mo ©2010) Source: Regenstrief LOINC

Fully-Specified Name

Component: Erythrocyte
Property: Morph
Time: Pt
System: Bld
Scale: Nom
Method

Additional Names

Long Common Name: Erythrocyte [Morphology] in Blood
Short Name: RBC morph Bld
Display Name: RBC morphology finding Nom (Bld)
Consumer Name Alpha Get Info: Red blood cell morphology finding, Blood

Example Answer List: LL717-0

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Answer	Code	Score	Answer ID
Acanthocytes			LA11190-8
Anisochromasia			LA11220-3
AnisocytosisCopyright http://snomed.info/sct ID:57241006 Anisocytosis (morphologic abnormality)			LA11191-6
Anulocytes			LA11221-1
Basophilic stippling			LA11226-0
Basophilic stippling coarse			LA11227-8
Basophilic stippling fine			LA11228-6
Bite cells			LA11192-4
Bizarre cells			LA11193-2
Blister cells			LA11194-0
Burr cells			LA11195-7
Cabot rings			LA11229-4
Dacrocytes			LA11196-5
Dyserythropoieisis			LA11197-3
Elliptocytes			LA11198-1
Erythrocytes.filamented			LA11200-5
Fragments			LA11201-3
Heinz bodies			LA11230-2
Helmet cells			LA11202-1
Hemoglobin C crystals			LA11231-0
Howell-Jolly bodies			LA11232-8
Hyperchromic			LA11222-9
Hypochromia			LA11223-7
Irregularly contracted cells			LA11203-9
Macrocytes			LA11216-1
Macrocytes.oval			LA11217-9
Microcytes			LA11218-7
Normochromic			LA11224-5
Normocytic			LA11219-5
Ovalocytes			LA11199-9
Pappenheimer bodies			LA11233-6
Pencil cells			LA11204-7
Poikilocytosis			LA11205-4
Polychromasia			LA11225-2
Prekeratocytes			LA11206-2
Pyknosis			LA11207-0
Rouleaux			LA11208-8
Schistocytes			LA11209-6
Sickle cells			LA11210-4
Siderocytes			LA11211-2
Spherocytes			LA11212-0
Spherocytes.micro			LA11213-8
Stomatocytes			LA11214-6
Target cells			LA11215-3

Basic Attributes

Class: HEM/BC
Type: Laboratory
First Released: Version 1.0h(2)
Last Updated: Version 2.79 (NAM)
Change Reason: Release 2.79: PROPERTY: Updated to be inline with modeling updates.; COMPONENT: Updated to be inline with modeling updates.;
Order vs. Observation: Observation
Common Test Rank Get Info: 217

Member of these Panels

LOINC	Long Common Name
57782-5	CBC W Ordered Manual Differential panel - Blood
57022-6	CBC W Reflex Manual Differential panel - Blood
24361-8	Deprecated Hemogram, platelets & Differential panel in Blood
34527-2	Deprecated Hemogram, Platelets, Differential & Reticulocyte panel in Blood
58408-6	Erythrocyte morphology panel - Blood
24359-2	Hemogram without Platelets and with Manual Differential panel - Blood
48808-0	Leukogram panel - Blood
24318-8	Manual Differential panel - Blood
55429-5	Short blood count panel - Blood
34994-4	Smear morphology panel - Blood

Language Variants Get Info

Tag	Language	Translation
de-DE	German (Germany)	Erythrozyten:Morphologie:Zeitpunkt:Blut:Nominal:
de-AT	German (Austria)	Synonyms: Erythrozytenmorphologie
el-GR	Greek (Greece)	Ερυθροκύτταρο:Morph:Pt:Αίμα:Nom: Synonyms: Morph Ερυθροκύτταρο
es-ES	Spanish (Spain)	Eritrocito:Morfología:Punto temporal:Sangre:Nom:
es-AR	Spanish (Argentina)	eritrocitos:morfología:punto en el tiempo:sangre:Nominal:
es-MX	Spanish (Mexico)	Hallazgo de morfología de eritrocitos:Presencia o identidad:Punto temporal:Sangre:Nominal:
et-EE	Estonian (Estonia)	Erütrotsüüdid:Morph:Pt:B:Nom: Synonyms: Juhuslik Veri
fr-CA	French (Canada)	Érythrocyte:Morphologie:Temps ponctuel:Sang:Nominal:
fr-FR	French (France)	Érythrocytes morphologie trouvée:Identification:Ponctuel:Sang:Résultat nominal:
fr-BE	French (Belgium)	Érythrocyte:Morphologie:Temps ponctuel:Sang:Nominal:
it-IT	Italian (Italy)	Eritrociti:Morf:Pt:Sangue:Nom: Synonyms: Ematologia (coagulazione) conta differenziale Morfologia Punto nel tempo (episodio) Sangue
ko-KR	Korean (Korea, Republic Of)	적혈구:형태:검사시점:전혈:명칭결과:
nl-NL	Dutch (Netherlands)	erytrocyt:morfologie:moment:bloed:nominaal:
pl-PL	Polish (Poland)	Erytrocyt:morfologia:punkt w czasie:krew:cecha:
pt-BR	Portuguese (Brazil)	Eritrócitos morfologia encontrada:Ident:Pt:SgTotal:Nom: Synonyms: ; RBC morph; Erythrocytes; Red blood corpusles; Red blood corpuscle; Red blood cell; Red cell; Red cells; Discocyte; Erc; Red blood cells; Identity or presence; Point in time; Random; Blood; WB; Whole blood; Nominal; HEMATOLOGY/CELL COUNTS; HEMATOLOGY/CELL COUNTS
ru-RU	Russian (Russian Federation)	Эритроцит:Морф:ТчкВрм:Кр:Ном: Synonyms: Кровь Морфология Номинальный;Именной Точка во времени;Момент
tr-TR	Turkish (Turkey)	Eritrosit:Yapı:Zmlı:Kan:Snf: Synonyms: Morf
uk-UA	Ukrainian (Ukraine)	Знахідки в морфології еритроцитів:Наявність або Ідентифікація:МоментЧасу:Кров:Категорійно: Synonyms: Blood; Discocyte; Erc; Erythrocytes; Hematology; HEMATOLOGY/CELL COUNTS; Heme; Identity or presence; Nominal; Point in time; Random; RBC; RBC morph; Red blood cell; Red blood cells; Red blood corpuscle; Red blood corpusles; Red cell; Red cells; WB; Whole blood
zh-CN	Chinese (China)	红细胞:形态学属性:时间点:全血:名义型: Synonyms: RBC;盘状细胞;红血球;红血细胞分类型应答;分类型结果;名义性;名称型;名词型;名词性;标称性;没有自然次序的名义型或分类型应答形态;形态学;形态属性时刻;随机;随意;瞬间血;血液血液学/细胞计数;血液学与细胞计数

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