Version 2.78

Part Descriptions

LP14752-7   pH
pH is a measure of the acidity or basicity of a solution. It is defined as the cologarithm of dissolved hydrogen ions (H+). Hydrogen ion activity coefficients cannot be measured experimentally, so they are based on theoretical calculations. The pH scale is not an absolute one, it is relative to a set of internationally established standard solutions. pH 7.0 is considered neutral. 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, pH

LP14752-7   pH
Potentia Hydrogenii, commonly known as pH, is a quantitative measurement of the acidity or basicity of a substance. A substance's pH value is based on a relative scale from 1-14 depending on the substance's proton ion concentration (H+). A higher proton ion concentration results in a lower pH value. Therefore, a pH value between 0 and 7 is an acidic substance whereas a pH value between 7 and 14 is an alkaline/basic substance. A pH value of exactly 7 is a neutral substance. [https://labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/SearchForm?Search=pH&action_ProcessSphinxSearchForm=Go] The specific pH value of the blood is crucial in maintaining bodily functions. When the blood pH value is below normal range it is called acidosis. When the blood pH value is above normal range, it is called alkadosis. Acidosis/alkadosis can be divided into two categories: metabolic and respiratory. [https://labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/blood-gases/tab/test/] Source: Regenstrief LOINC

Fully-Specified Name

Component
pH
Property
LsCnc
Time
Pt
System
Respiratory system specimen.lower
Scale
SemiQn
Method

Additional Names

Short Name
pH Lower resp
Display Name
pH (Lower resp)
Consumer Name Alpha Get Info
pH, Lower respiratory

Basic Attributes

Class
CHEM
Type
Laboratory
First Released
Version 2.56
Last Updated
Version 2.77
Change Reason
Release 2.77: SYSTEM: Updated to standardize the representation of "Respiratory system specimen" in the System subhierarchy across LOINC;
Order vs. Observation
Both

Member of these Panels

LOINC Long Common Name
80831-1 Pepsin A Panel - Lower respiratory specimen

Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
es-MX Spanish (Mexico) pH:Concentración logarítmica molar:Punto temporal:Muestra de vías respiratorias inferiores:Cuantitativo:
es-ES Spanish (Spain) pH:LsCnc:Punto temporal:Muestra de vías respiratorias inferiores:Semicuantitativo:
Synonyms: Muestra del tracto respiratorio Muestra respiratoria Semicuantitativo Tracto respiratorio
fr-FR French (France) pH:Log de concentration:Ponctuel:Voies respiratoires inférieures:Semi-Quantitatif:
it-IT Italian (Italy) pH:LsCnc:Pt:Campione da Sistema Respiratorio.inferiore:SemiQn:
Synonyms: Campione da Apparato Respiratorio Campione da apparato respiratorio inferiore Chimica Logaritmo della concentrazione molare Punto nel tempo (episodio)
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) pH:logaritmische molaire concentratie:moment:onderste luchtwegen:semikwantitatief:
Synonyms: onderste ademhalingsstelsel; systema respiratorium inferior systema respiratorium; ademhalingsstelsel

Example Units

Unit Source
[pH] Example UCUM Units

LOINC Terminology Service (API) using HL7® FHIR® Get Info

CodeSystem lookup
https://fhir.loinc.org/CodeSystem/$lookup?system=http://loinc.org&code=80830-3