Version 2.78

Term Description

The description of a swab take from a patient's body site. For example, an ear swab is usually taken from the patient's external ear canal and typically used for cytological evaluation. To report the site where the swab specimen was collected, use Body site [LOINC: 39111-0].
Source: Regenstrief LOINC

Fully-Specified Name

Component
Appearance
Property
Aper
Time
Pt
System
XXX.swab
Scale
Nar
Method

Additional Names

Long Common Name
Description of swab specimen Narrative
Short Name
Description of swab
Display Name
Appearance Nar (Swab specimen)
Consumer Name Alpha Get Info
Appearance, Swab specimen

Basic Attributes

Class
SPEC
Type
Laboratory
First Released
Version 2.63
Last Updated
Version 2.71
Change Reason
Release 2.71: SYSTEM: Updated to more representative specimen type based on original term request, term display names and description.;
Order vs. Observation
Observation

Member of these Panels

LOINC Long Common Name
88345-4 Microscopic exam panel - Ear by Light microscopy

Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
es-ES Spanish (Spain) Apariencia:Aspecto:Punto temporal:Escobillon XXX:Narrativo:
es-MX Spanish (Mexico) Apariencia:Apariencia:Punto temporal:Muestra:Narrativo:
fr-FR French (France) Aspect:Aspect:Ponctuel:Prélèvement divers:Résultat textuel:
it-IT Italian (Italy) Aspetto:Asp:Pt:XXX.tampone:Nar:
Synonyms: Aspetto Caratteristiche campione Punto nel tempo (episodio)
tr-TR Turkish (Turkey) Görünüm:Görnm:Zmlı:XXX.sürüntü:Öykü:
zh-CN Chinese (China) 外观:外观:时间点:XXX.拭子:叙述型:
Synonyms: XXX.拭子（拭样、采样刷、样品刷、药签、棉签）;未作说明的（此处不作说明的、不明）体系（标本、样品、样本、试样、系统）.拭子 上清;外貌 不明的;其他;将在相应消息内其他部分之中加以详细说明;未作详细说明的;未作说明的;未做说明的标本;未加规定的;未加说明的标本;杂项 叙述;叙述性文字;报告;报告型;文字叙述;文本叙述型;文本描述;文本描述型 外表;外貌;神色 时刻;随机;随意;瞬间 标本;标本信息;标本类

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

CodeSystem lookup
https://fhir.loinc.org/CodeSystem/$lookup?system=http://loinc.org&code=87728-2