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LP15098-4   Potassium
Potassium (symbol K from Latin:kalium) is a key chemical element involved in neuron function and influencing osmotic balance between cells and interstitial fluid. Depletion in potassium levels results in deficient fluid and electrolyte balance in the body as well as various nervous and cardiac dysfunctions. Studies suggest diets high in potassium can reduce the risk of hypertension and possibly stroke. Foods rich in potassium include parsley, dried apricots, potatoes, bananas, avocados, soybeans, and bran, as well as most fruits, vegetables, meat and fish. Overall, clear cases of potassium deficiency are rare in healthy individuals. 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 , Potassium (Wikipedia)

LP15098-4   Potassium
An element that belongs to the alkali group of metals. Symbol K, atomic number 19, and atomic weight 39.10. It is the main cation in the intracellular fluid of muscle and other cells. Potassium ion is a strong electrolyte and it plays a significant role in the regulation of fluid volume and maintenance of the water-electrolyte balance. Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006

Reference Information

Type Source Reference
Mapping Guidance LOINC This term was made to accommodate a laboratory system outside of the US. LOINC currently discourages the use of specimens combining ser/plas and blood in one term (as ser/plas/bld) for two reasons. First, practices usually want to distinguish the two on ordering since whole blood usually implies a point of care test and ser/plas usually implies sending to another location. Second, whole blood tests are usually classified as low complexity (waived) under CLIA regulations, and because waived tests are excluded from the annual COLA report of testing volume (required by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) and ser/plas tests are not, the two have to be distinguished.

Fully-Specified Name

Component
Potassium
Property
SCnc
Time
Pt
System
Ser/Plas/Bld
Scale
Qn
Method

Additional Names

Long Common Name
Potassium [Moles/volume] in Serum, Plasma or Blood
Short Name
Potassium SerPlBld-sCnc
Display Name
Potassium (S/P/Bld) [Moles/Vol]
Consumer Name Alpha Get Info
Potassium, Blood

Basic Attributes

Class
CHEM
Type
Laboratory
First Released
Version 2.52
Last Updated
Version 2.68 (MIN)
Change Reason
Release 2.68: DefinitionDescription: Moved to Mapping Guidance section.
Order vs. Observation
Both

Member of these Groups Get Info

LOINC Group Group Name
LG10990-6 Potassium|SCnc|Pt|ANYBldSerPl

Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
de-AT German (Austria) Synonyms: Kalium /S,P,B
el-GR Greek (Greece) Κάλιο:SCnc:Pt:Ορός/Πλάσμα/Αίμα:Qn:
Synonyms: SCnc Κάλιο
es-ES Spanish (Spain) Potasio:Concentración de sustancia:Punto temporal:Suero, Plasma o Sangre:Qn:
Synonyms: Cuantitativo
es-MX Spanish (Mexico) Potasio:Concentración de sustancias:Punto temporal:Suero, plasma o sangre:Cuantitativo:
et-EE Estonian (Estonia) Kaalium:SCnc:Pt:S/P/B:Qn:
Synonyms: Aine kontsentratsioon Juhuslik Kvantitatiivne Plasma Seerum Seerum või plasma Seerum või plasma või veri Veri
fr-CA French (Canada) Potassium:Concentration de substance:Temps ponctuel:Sérum/Plasma/Sang:Quantitatif:
fr-FR French (France) Potassium:Moles/Volume:Ponctuel:Sérum/Plasma/Sang:Numérique:
fr-BE French (Belgium) Potassium:Concentration de substance:Temps ponctuel:Sérum/Plasma/Sang:Quantitatif:
Synonyms: K+
it-IT Italian (Italy) Potassio:SCnc:Pt:Siero/Plasma/Sangue:Qn:
Synonyms: Chimica Concentrazione di Sostanza Plasma Plasma o Sangue Punto nel tempo (episodio) Sangue Siero Siero o Plasma Siero,Plasma o Sangue
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) kalium:mol/volume:moment:serum of plasma of bloed:kwantitatief:
pl-PL Polish (Poland) Potas:stężenie molowe:punkt w czasie:surowica, osocze lub krew:ilościowy:
ru-RU Russian (Russian Federation) Калий:МолКонц:ТчкВрм:Сыв/Плаз/Кр:Колич:
Synonyms: Количественный Кровь Молярность;Молярная объёмная концентрация Плазма Сыворотка Сыворотка или Плазма Сыворотка, Плазма или Кровь Точка во времени;Момент
tr-TR Turkish (Turkey) Potasyum:SubKons:Zmlı:Ser/Plaz/Kan:Kant:
zh-CN Chinese (China) 钾:物质的量浓度:时间点:血清/血浆/全血:定量型:
Synonyms: K;K+;钾离子 克分子浓度;克分子浓度(单位体积);摩尔浓度;摩尔浓度(单位体积);物质的量浓度(单位体积) 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 时刻;随机;随意;瞬间 血;血液 血浆或全血;血浆/血液;血浆或血液 血清、血浆或全血;血清、血浆或血液;血清/血浆/血液 血清或血浆

Example Units

Unit Source
mmol/L Example UCUM Units

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