Version 2.77

Part Descriptions

LP14398-9   Fungus
A fungus (plural fungi) is a eukaryotic organism that digests its food externally and absorbs the nutrient molecules into its cells. Along with bacteria, fungi are the primary decomposers of dead organic matter in most terrestrial ecosystems. Fungi have important symbiotic relationships with many other organisms. Over 90% of all plants engage in some kind of mycorrhizal relationship with fungi and are dependent upon this relationship for survival. Fungi are also used extensively by humans: yeasts are responsible for fermentation of beer and bread, and mushroom farming and gathering is a large industry in many countries. The branch of biology involving the study of fungi is known as mycology. 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, Fungus (Wikipedia)

LP6209-3   Culture
A culture is a laboratory procedure where a sample of tissue or fluid from a patient is placed in or on growth media (agar, broth) to induce the proliferation of potentially infectious agents (bacteria, fungi, viruses). The presence of growth is documented and the organisms are identified to determine whether or not a pathogen is present.
Once a pathogen is identified, specific testing techniques can be used to determine drug susceptibilities for assistance in treatment. [https://courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-microbiology/chapter/culturing-bacteria/] Source: Regenstrief LOINC

Fully-Specified Name

Component
Fungus identified
Property
Prid
Time
Pt
System
Respiratory system specimen.lower
Scale
Nom
Method
Culture

Additional Names

Short Name
Fungus Lower resp Cult
Display Name
Fungus identified Cx Nom (Lower resp)
Consumer Name Alpha Get Info
Fungal culture, Lower respiratory

Basic Attributes

Class
MICRO
Type
Laboratory
First Released
Version 2.65
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
LG34017-0 Fungus identified|Prid|Sys:ANYResp

Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
es-MX Spanish (Mexico) Hongo identificado:Presencia o identidad:Punto temporal:Muestra de vías respiratorias inferiores:Nominal:Cultura
fr-FR French (France) Champignon identifié:Identification:Ponctuel:Voies respiratoires inférieures:Résultat nominal:Culture
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) schimmels geïdentificeerd:identificator:moment:onderste luchtwegen:nominaal:kweek
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=89656-3