Version 2.78

Part Description

LP6381-0   Methenamine silver nitrate stain
Grocott-Gomori's (or Gömöri) methenamine silver stain (GMS) is a popular staining method in histology as a screen for fungal organisms and can be used to identify the yeast-like fungus Pneumocystis jiroveci which causes a form of pneumonia called Pneumocystis Pneumonia (PCP) or Pneumocystosis. The cell walls of these organisms are outlined by the brown to black stain. Source: Regenstrief LOINC, Grocott-Gomori's methenamine silver stain (GMS)

Fully-Specified Name

Component
Observation
Property
Prid
Time
Pt
System
Respiratory system specimen.lower
Scale
Nom
Method
Methenamine silver nitrate stain

Additional Names

Short Name
MS Nitrate Stn Lower resp
Display Name
Microscopic observation Methenamine silver nitrate 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 2.78
Change Reason
Release 2.78: COMPONENT: Updated to seperate the component from the method; 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 Observation|Prid|Sys:ANYResp

Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
es-ES Spanish (Spain) Observación:Presencia o identidad:Punto temporal:Muestra de vías respiratorias inferiores:Nom:Tinción nitrato de plata metenamina
Synonyms: Muestra del tracto respiratorio Muestra respiratoria Tracto respiratorio
es-MX Spanish (Mexico) Observación microscópica:Presencia o identidad:Punto temporal:Muestra de vías respiratorias inferiores:Nominal:Tinción de nitrato de plata metenamina
fr-FR French (France) Observation microscopique:Identification:Ponctuel:Voies respiratoires inférieures:Résultat nominal:Nitrate d'argent méthénamine
it-IT Italian (Italy) Osservazione:Prid:Pt:Campione da Sistema Respiratorio.inferiore:Nom:Metenamina nitrato d'argento, colorazione
Synonyms: Campione da Apparato Respiratorio Campione da apparato respiratorio inferiore Colorazione con nitrato d''argento Colorazione metenamina nitrato d''argento Microbiologia Presenza o Identità Punto nel tempo (episodio)
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) waarneming:identificator:moment:onderste luchtwegen:nominaal:methenaminezilvernitraatkleuring
Synonyms: onderste ademhalingsstelsel; systema respiratorium inferior systema respiratorium; ademhalingsstelsel

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

CodeSystem lookup
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