Version 2.77

Part Descriptions

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

LP6559-1   Toluidine blue O stain
Toluidine blue is a blue cationic (basic) dye that stains multiple substances, including heparin, proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans. Toluidine blue identifies mast cells by virtue of the heparin in their cytoplasmic granules and cartilage by the presence of proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans. Source: Regenstrief LOINC

Fully-Specified Name

Component
Microscopic observation
Property
Prid
Time
Pt
System
Respiratory system specimen.lower
Scale
Nom
Method
Toluidine blue O stain

Additional Names

Short Name
TBO Stn Lower resp
Display Name
Microscopic observation Toluidine blue O stain Nom (Lower resp)
Consumer Name Alpha Get Info
Microscopic observation, 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
LG33982-6 Microscopic observation|Prid|Sys:ANYResp

Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
es-MX Spanish (Mexico) Observación microscópica:Presencia o identidad:Punto temporal:Muestra de vías respiratorias inferiores:Nominal:Tinción de azul de toluidina O
fr-FR French (France) Observation microscopique:Identification:Ponctuel:Voies respiratoires inférieures:Résultat nominal:Coloration bleu de toluidine
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) microscopische waarneming:identificator:moment:onderste luchtwegen:nominaal:toluidineblauw-O-kleuring
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=89657-1