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Term Description

Among its many physiological functions in the body, potassium controls heart function and subsequently blood pressure. Patients with hypertension and those who may develop it have been found to have lower intracellular potassium levels than patients with normal blood pressure. The measurement of intracellular potassium is a useful marker to predict the risk, development and treatment of patients with hypertension.( http://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/ac900776d) Calculation: Hct= a(1-R)/a+R(b-a) where 'a' is the fraction of water in the plasma (typically a=0.93), 'b' is the fraction of water inside the erythrocytes (typically b=0.65), 'R' ratio of sodium ion concentration measured before and after lysing the RBCs
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Part Descriptions

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

Fully-Specified Name

Component
Potassium
Property
MCnc
Time
Pt
System
RBC
Scale
Qn
Method

Additional Names

Short Name
Potassium RBC-mCnc
Display Name
Potassium (RBC) [Mass/Vol]
Consumer Name Alpha Get Info
Potassium, Red blood cells

Basic Attributes

Class
CHEM
Type
Laboratory
First Released
Version 2.58
Last Updated
Version 2.58
Order vs. Observation
Both

Member of these Panels

LOINC Long Common Name
90766-7 HEDIS 2019 Value Sets

Member of these Groups Get Info

LOINC Group Group Name
LG49937-2 Potassium|Pt|RBC|39.098 g/mole

Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
el-GR Greek (Greece) Κάλιο:Συγκέντρωση μάζας:Χρονική στιγμή:Ερυθρά αιμοσφαίρια:Ποσοτική:
es-ES Spanish (Spain) Potasio:Concentración de masa:Punto temporal:Glóbulos rojos:Qn:
Synonyms: Cuantitativo
es-MX Spanish (Mexico) Potasio:Concentración de masa:Punto temporal:Eritrocitos:Cuantitativo:
et-EE Estonian (Estonia) Kaalium:MCnc:Pt:RBC:Qn:
Synonyms: Erütrotsüüdid Juhuslik Kvantitatiivne
fr-CA French (Canada) Potassium:Concentration de masse:Temps ponctuel:GR:Quantitatif:
fr-FR French (France) Potassium:Masse/Volume:Ponctuel:Érythrocytes:Numérique:
fr-BE French (Belgium) Potassium:Concentration de masse:Temps ponctuel:GR:Quantitatif:
Synonyms: K+
it-IT Italian (Italy) Potassio:MCnc:Pt:RBC:Qn:
Synonyms: Chimica Concentrazione di Massa Globuli rossi Punto nel tempo (episodio)
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) kalium:massa/volume:moment:erytrocyten:kwantitatief:
Synonyms: rode bloedcellen
pl-PL Polish (Poland) Potas:stężenie masowe:punkt w czasie:krwinki czerwone:ilościowy:
ru-RU Russian (Russian Federation) Калий:МассКонц:ТчкВрм:Эритроциты:Колич:
Synonyms: Количественный Массовая концентрация Точка во времени;Момент
tr-TR Turkish (Turkey) Potasyum:KütlKons:Zmlı:Eritrosit:Kant:
Synonyms: RBC
zh-CN Chinese (China) 钾:质量浓度:时间点:红细胞:定量型:
Synonyms: K;K+;钾离子 RBC;RBCS;红血球;红血细胞;赤血球 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 水平;浓度;质量浓度(单位体积)

Example Units

Unit Source
mg/L Example UCUM Units

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