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Term Description

Because of the confusion that occurs in countries that report results as both decimal fraction and percent, this property was created to represent decimal fractions that are reported without units.

Part Description

LP15729-4   Methemoglobin
Methemoglobin is a form of the oxygen-carrying protein hemoglobin, in which the iron in the heme group is in the Fe3+ state, not the Fe2+ of normal hemoglobin. Metheomglobin appears blue and is unable to carry oxygen. The NADH-dependent enzyme methemoglobin reductase (AKA diaphorase I) is responsible for converting methemoglobin back to hemoglobin. Normally 1-2% of people's hemoglobin is methemoglobin, a higher percentage than this can be genetic or caused by exposure to various chemicals and depending on the level can cause health problems. A higher level of methemoglobin will tend to cause a pulse oximeter to read closer to 85% regardless of the true level of oxygen saturation. Methemoglobinemia can be caused by genetic abnormalities such as diaphorase I deficiency, or abnormal hemoglobin variants. It can also be caused by certain oxidizing drugs (benzocaine), antibiotics (trimethoprim or sulfanamides), analine dyes, metoclopramide, chlorates, bromates, and nitrates. Infants under 6 months are particularly susceptible when exposed to nitrates, benzocaine, or even dehydration. Methemoglobinemia can be treated with supplemental oxygen and methylene blue. 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, Methemoglobin (Wikipedia)

LOINC Names Get Info

Fully-Specified Name
Methemoglobin/Hemoglobin.total:MFr.DF:Pt:BldC:Qn:
Long Common Name
Methemoglobin/Hemoglobin.total [Pure mass fraction] in Capillary blood
Short Name
MetHgb MFr.DF BldC
Display Name
Methemoglobin (BldC) [Pure mass fraction]
Consumer Name Alpha Get Info
Methemoglobin/Total Hgb, Blood

Part Model Get Info

  • Component
    Methemoglobin/Hemoglobin.total
    LP286513-9
    • Analyte
      Methemoglobin/Hemoglobin.total
      LP286513-9
      • Component Numerator
        Methemoglobin
        LP15729-4
        • Component Numerator Core
          Methemoglobin
          LP15729-4
        • Component Numerator Core Suffix
          NULL
           
      • Component Denominator
        Hemoglobin.total
        LP32069-4
        • Component Denominator Core
          Hemoglobin.total
          LP32069-4
        • Component Denominator Core Suffix
          NULL
           
    • Challenge
      NULL
       
    • Adjustment
      NULL
       
    • Count
      NULL
       
  • Property
    MFr.DF
    LP150070-3
  • Time
    Pt
    LP6960-1
  • System
    BldC
    LP7068-2
    • System Core
      BldC
      LP7068-2
    • Super System
      NULL
       
  • Scale
    Qn
    LP7753-9
  • Method
    NULL
     

Basic Attributes

Class
CHEM
Type
Laboratory
First Released
Version 2.40
Last Updated
Version 2.69 (MIN)
Order vs. Observation
Observation

Member of these Groups Get Info

LOINC GroupGroup Name
LG27556-6Methemoglobin/Hemoglobin.total|MFr.DF|Pt|ANYBldSerPl

Language Variants Get Info

TagLanguageTranslation
cs-CZCzech (Czechia)Methemoglobin/hemoglobin.celkový:Hmotnostní podíl desetinný:Časový bod:Krev kapilární:Kvantitativní:
el-GRGreek (Greece)Μεθαιμοσφαιρίνη/Αιμοσφαιρίνη.ολική:MFr.DF:Pt:BldC:Qn:
Synonyms: BldC CHEM MFr.DF Pt Qn Αιμοσφαιρίνη Αιμοσφαιρίνη.ολική Μεθαιμοσφαιρίνη
es-ESSpanish (Spain)Metahemoglobina/Hemoglobina.total:MFr.DF:Punto temporal:Sangre capilar:Qn:
Synonyms: Cuantitativo
es-MXSpanish (Mexico)Metahemoglobina / Hemoglobina total:Fracción de masa decimal:Punto temporal:Capilar de sangre:Cuantitativo:
fr-CAFrench (Canada)Méthémoglobine/Hémoglobine.totale:Fraction de masse.DF:Temps ponctuel:Sang capillaire:Quantitatif:
fr-FRFrench (France)Méthémoglobine/hémoglobine totale:Fraction massique (sans unité):Ponctuel:Sang capillaire:Numérique:
it-ITItalian (Italy)Metaemoglobina/Emoglobina.totale:MFr.DF:Pt:Sangue capill:Qn:
Synonyms: Chimica Frazione di massa decimale Metemoglobina Punto nel tempo (episodio) Sangue capillare
nl-NLDutch (Netherlands)methemoglobine/hemoglobine.totaal:decimale massafractie:moment:capillair bloed:kwantitatief:
pl-PLPolish (Poland)Methemoglobina/hemoglobina.całkowita:frakcja masowa:punkt w czasie:krew włośniczkowa:ilościowy:
Synonyms: Methemoglobina Methemoglobina/Hemoglobina całkowita
ru-RURussian (Russian Federation)Метгемогломин/Гемоглобин.общий:МасДоля.ДецДоля:ТчкВрм:КрК:Колич:
Synonyms: Десятичное масс отношение Количественный Кровь капиллярная Точка во времени;Момент
tr-TRTurkish (Turkey)Methemoglobin/Hemoglobin.total:KütlFr.Ondlk:Zmlı:KanKpl:Kant:
zh-CNChinese (China)高铁血红蛋白/血红蛋白.总计:质量分数.小数型:时间点:毛细血管全血:定量型:
Synonyms: Hi;MetHb;MetHgb;正铁血红蛋白;氧化血红蛋白 全体数量 全部 共计 化学;化学检验项目;化学检验项目类;化学类;化学试验;非刺激耐受型化学检验项目;非刺激耐受型化学检验项目类;非刺激耐受型化学试验;非刺激耐受型化学试验类 可用数量表示的;定量性;数值型;数量型;连续数值型标尺 总 总和 总数 总血红蛋白 总量 总额 时刻;随机;随意;瞬间 毛细血管血 氧血红蛋白;血红朊;血红素;血色素 汇总 质量分数.小数;小数型质量分数;质量分数.DF

Example Units

UnitSource
%;{DF}Example UCUM Units

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