Version 2.77

Term Description

The estimated amount of medium chain triglycerides consumed from all sources including food, beverages, and supplements, and via enteral and parenteral routes. This term was created for, but is not limited in use to, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics' Nutrition Assessment Language.
Source: Regenstrief LOINC

Part Description

LP203049-4   Medium chain triglyceride intake
Medium chain triglycerides (MCTs) are partially man-made fats generally made by processing coconut and palm kernel oils in the laboratory. "Medium" refers to the chain length of the fatty acids. Oils can contain short chain, medium chain, or long chain fatty acids and most oils are a combination of all three types. Medium chain fatty acids contain between 6 and 12 carbon chains. They are: C6 caproic acid, C8 caprylic acid, C10 capric acid, and C12 lauric acid. MCTs passively diffuse from the GI tract to the portal system without requirement for modification like long-chain fatty acids or very-long-chain fatty acids. MCTs do not require bile salts for digestion. Patients who have malnutrition, malabsorption or particular fatty-acid metabolism disorders are treated with MCTs, as MCTs do not require energy for absorption, use, or storage. They have potentially beneficial attributes in protein metabolism, but may be contraindicated in some situations due to a reported tendency to induce ketogenesis and metabolic acidosis. PMID: 11880549 Source: Regenstrief LOINC

Fully-Specified Name

Component
Medium chain triglyceride intake
Property
MRat
Time
24H
System
^Patient
Scale
Qn
Method
Estimated

Additional Names

Short Name
MCT intake 24h Est

Basic Attributes

Class
NUTRITION&DIETETICS
Type
Clinical
First Released
Version 2.56
Last Updated
Version 2.56
Order vs. Observation
Observation

Member of these Panels

LOINC Long Common Name
75282-4 Nutrition assessment panel

Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
es-MX Spanish (Mexico) Ingesta de triglicéridos de cadena media:MRat:24H:^ Paciente:Cuantitativo:Estimated
it-IT Italian (Italy) Assunzione di Trigliceridi a catena media:MRat:24h:^Paziente:Qn:Stimato
Synonyms: 24 Ore Indice di Massa Nutrizione e Dietetica paziente
zh-CN Chinese (China) 中链甘油三酯摄入:质量速率:24小时:^患者:定量型:估计法
Synonyms: 1天;1日;24.0小时;一天;一日;二十四个小时;二十四小时 TG;Trigly;甘油三脂;甘油三酸酯;三酸甘油酯;甘油三酸脂;三酸甘油脂 中链甘油三酯（中链三酸甘油酯、链三酯）摄入（摄取、摄食、吸收、吸入、食入、进食、饮入、饮下、喝下、吃进、喝下去、吃进去）;中链甘油三酯摄入（摄取、摄食、吸收、食入、进食）量（数量） 医疗服务对象;客户;病人;病患;病号;超系统 - 病人 单位时间内的质量数;质量速率(单位时间) 可用数量表示的;定量性;数值型;数量型;连续数值型标尺 胎龄估计法;孕龄估计法 营养学与饮食学;营养学;营养与膳食;营养与饮食

Example Units

Unit Source
g/(24.h) Example UCUM Units

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