Version 2.78

Term Description

Commonly used to detect Pneumocystis jirovecii (previously classified as Pneumocystis carinii) and fungal organisms as causes of infectious pulmonic disease in immunosuppressed patients such as individuals with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
Source: Regenstrief LOINC

Part Description

LP6381-0   Methenamine silver nitrate stain
Grocott-Gomori's (or Gömöri) methenamine silver stain (GMS) is a popular staining method in histology as a screen for fungal organisms and can be used to identify the yeast-like fungus Pneumocystis jiroveci which causes a form of pneumonia called Pneumocystis Pneumonia (PCP) or Pneumocystosis. The cell walls of these organisms are outlined by the brown to black stain. Source: Regenstrief LOINC, Grocott-Gomori's methenamine silver stain (GMS)

Fully-Specified Name

Component
Observation
Property
Prid
Time
Pt
System
BAL
Scale
Nom
Method
Methenamine silver nitrate stain

Additional Names

Short Name
MS Nitrate Stn BAL
Display Name
Microscopic observation Methenamine silver nitrate stain Nom (BAL)
Consumer Name Alpha Get Info
Microscopic observation, Bronchoalveolar lavage specimen

Example Answer List: LL3074-3

Source: BiTAC - Clinical terminology for e-Health
Answer Code Score Answer ID
No organisms seen LA21107-0
Positive for Cryptococcus neoformans LA21697-0
Positive for Pneumocystis jirovecii LA21698-8

Basic Attributes

Class
MICRO
Type
Laboratory
First Released
Version 2.50
Last Updated
Version 2.78
Change Reason
Release 2.78: COMPONENT: Updated to seperate the component from the method;
Order vs. Observation
Both

Member of these Groups Get Info

LOINC Group Group Name
LG33982-6 Observation|Prid|Sys:ANYResp

Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
es-ES Spanish (Spain) Observación:Presencia o identidad:Punto temporal:Lavado broncoalveolar:Nom:Tinción nitrato de plata metenamina
es-MX Spanish (Mexico) Observación microscópica:Presencia o identidad:Punto temporal:Lavado broncoalveolar:Nominal:Tinción de nitrato de plata metenamina
fr-CA French (Canada) Observation:Présence ou identité:Temps ponctuel:Lavage broncho-alvéolaire:Nominal:Coloration méthénamine-nitrate d'argent
fr-FR French (France) Observation microscopique:Identification:Ponctuel:Liquide bronchoalvéolaire:Résultat nominal:Nitrate d'argent méthénamine
it-IT Italian (Italy) Osservazione:Prid:Pt:BAL:Nom:Metenamina nitrato d'argento, colorazione
Synonyms: Colorazione con nitrato d''argento Colorazione metenamina nitrato d''argento Lavaggio Bronco Alveolare Microbiologia Presenza o Identità Punto nel tempo (episodio)
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) waarneming:identificator:moment:bronchoalveolaire wassing:nominaal:methenaminezilvernitraatkleuring
pl-PL Polish (Poland) Obserwacja:wykrycie lub identyfikacja:punkt w czasie:popłuczyny oskrzelowo-pęcherzykowe:cecha:barwienie azotanem metenaminy srebra
zh-CN Chinese (China) 观察:存在与否或特征标识:时间点:支气管肺泡灌洗液:名义型:六亚甲基四胺硝酸银染色法
Synonyms: 乌洛托品 乌洛托品硝酸银染色;乌洛托品硝酸银染色法;六亚甲基四胺硝酸银染色 六次甲基四胺 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 存在;存在与否;特征标识;身份;身份标识 微生物学;微生物学试验;微生物学试验（培养、DNA、抗原及抗体） 支气管肺泡洗液 时刻;随机;随意;瞬间 染法 染色方法 染色法 着色 着色方法 着色法 硝酸银染色

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