Version 2.77

Part Description

LP40224-5   Microscopic observation
Microscopy is a technique that uses microscopes to examine very small objects, not seen by the naked eye. There are three well-known branches of microscopy: optical, electron and scanning probe microscopy. 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, Microscopy

Fully-Specified Name

Component
Microscopic observation
Property
PrThr
Time
Pt
System
Respiratory system specimen.lower
Scale
Ord
Method
Acid fast stain.Kinyoun

Additional Names

Short Name
Acid fast Kiny Stn Lower resp Ql
Display Name
Microscopic observation Acid fast stain.Kinyoun Ql (Lower resp)
Consumer Name Alpha Get Info
Microscopic observation, Lower respiratory

Example Answer List: LL3073-5

Source: BiTAC - Clinical terminology for e-Health
Answer Code Score Answer ID
No acid fast bacillus seen LA21602-0
Acid fast bacillus seen LA21603-8

Basic Attributes

Class
MICRO
Type
Laboratory
First Released
Version 2.64
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 Groups Get Info

LOINC Group Group Name
LG34066-7 Microscopic observation|PrThr|Sys:ANYResp

Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
es-MX Spanish (Mexico) Observación microscópica:Presencia o umbral:Punto temporal:Muestra de vías respiratorias inferiores:Ordinal:Tinción acidorresistente.
fr-FR French (France) Observation microscopique:Présence/Seuil:Ponctuel:Voies respiratoires inférieures:Qualitatif:Coloration acide rapide Kinyoun
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) microscopische waarneming:aanwezigheid:moment:onderste luchtwegen:ordinaal:zuurvaste kleuring.Kinyoun
Synonyms: onderste ademhalingsstelsel; systema respiratorium inferior systema respiratorium; ademhalingsstelsel

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

CodeSystem lookup
https://fhir.loinc.org/CodeSystem/$lookup?system=http://loinc.org&code=88631-7