72163-9
Leukocytes [Presence] in Specimen by Gram stain
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Term Description
The qualitative assessment of leukocytes are recorded along with the presence of bacteria, yeast, and other cells from a Gram stain on any part of the body where infection is suspected. Example specimens include swab of abscess, cervical or vaginal swab, pus, throat or nose swab. Results are used for diagnosis, selection of antibiotics for treatment, and antimicrobial susceptibility testing.
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Part Description
LP14419-3 Leukocytes
Leukocytes or white blood cells (WBCs) are immune cells that fight infection, neoplasms and other inflammatory conditions, and mediate allergic responses. There are five types of WBCs normally present in the circulation that are all derived from a similar stem cell in the bone marrow. The five type of WBCs are divided into two groups based on the presence or absence of granules in the cytoplasm. The granulocytes include the neutrophils, basophils and eosinophils. The non-granulocytes include the lymphocytes and the monocytes. The neutrophils fight infection by ingesting and digesting bacteria. Eosinophils and basophils respond to allergic reactions and are capable of ingesting antigen-antibody complexes. Monocytes phagocytose bacteria and release interferon to stimulate the immune system. Lymphocytes are divided into T-cells and B-cells. T-cell immunity is cellular and involves the activation of phagocytes and B-cell immunity uses antibodies to fight infection. Both elevated and low leukocyte counts can be markers of infection and malignancy, and low leukocyte counts are associated with a variety of primary and secondary immunodeficiencies, depending on the WBC type(s) that are out of range. (Mosby's manual of diagnostic and laboratory tests, Kathleen Deska Pagana; Timothy James Pagana, Elsevier St. Louis, Mo ©2010)
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Fully-Specified Name
- Component
- Leukocytes
- Property
- PrThr
- Time
- Pt
- System
- XXX
- Scale
- Ord
- Method
- Gram stain
Additional Names
- Short Name
- WBC Spec Ql Gram Stn
- Display Name
- WBC Gram stain Ql (Specimen)
- Consumer Name Alpha Get Info
- White blood cell (WBC) count, Specimen
Example Answer List: LL1162-8
Source: Regenstrief Institute| Answer | Code | Score | Answer ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| NoneCopyright http://snomed.info/sct ID:260413007 None (qualifier value) | LA137-2 | ||
| RareCopyright http://snomed.info/sct ID:89292003 Rare (qualifier value) | LA15679-6 | ||
| FewCopyright http://snomed.info/sct ID:57176003 Few (qualifier value) | LA15680-4 | ||
| ModerateCopyright http://snomed.info/sct ID:260354000 Moderate number (qualifier value) | LA6751-7 | ||
| ManyCopyright http://snomed.info/sct ID:260396001 Numerous (qualifier value) | LA15681-2 |
Basic Attributes
- Class
- HEM/BC
- Type
- Laboratory
- First Released
- Version 2.42
- Last Updated
- Version 2.69
- Change Reason
- The PrThr property is used for LOINC terms whose results are reported using an ordered categorical scale, regardless of whether or not an internal threshold was used to make that determination. This change was approved by the Laboratory LOINC Committee in June 2016.
- Order vs. Observation
- Observation
Member of these Panels
| LOINC | Long Common Name |
|---|---|
| 88839-6 | Microbiology CNAMTS panel - Pus |
| 88845-3 | Microbiology CNAMTS panel - Specimen |
| 88836-2 | Microbiology CNAMTS panel - Throat |
| 88840-4 | Microbiology CNAMTS panel - Urethra |
Language Variants Get Info
| Tag | Language | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| el-GR | Greek (Greece) | Λευκοκύτταρα: |
| es-ES | Spanish (Spain) | Leucocitos: |
| es-MX | Spanish (Mexico) | Leucocitos: |
| et-EE | Estonian (Estonia) | Leukotsüüdid: Synonyms: Järgarvuline Juhuslik Täpsustamata materjal |
| fr-CA | French (Canada) | Leucocytes: |
| fr-FR | French (France) | Leucocytes: |
| fr-BE | French (Belgium) | Leucocytes: |
| it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Leucociti: Synonyms: Colorazione di Gram Ematologia (coagulazione) conta differenziale Presenza o Soglia Punto nel tempo (episodio) |
| nl-NL | Dutch (Netherlands) | leukocyten: |
| pl-PL | Polish (Poland) | Leukocyty: Synonyms: Leukocyty |
| pt-BR | Portuguese (Brazil) | Leucócitos: |
| ru-RU | Russian (Russian Federation) | Лейкоциты: Synonyms: Порядковый Точка во времени; |
| tr-TR | Turkish (Turkey) | Lökositler: Synonyms: Mevcut |
| zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 白细胞: Synonyms: Gram 染色; |
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