LOINC Code 3059-3: Trypsin (Duod fld) [Catalytic activity/Vol]

What is this code?

LOINC codes identify tests, measurements, observations, survey items, and clinical questions in a standardized way. It is associated with the component Trypsin. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Duod fld.

When is it used?

• Used in lab systems, EHRs, and clinical data exchange.
• May identify a test, observation, survey item, or clinical document request rather than a diagnosis.
• Status: ACTIVE
• Order vs observation: Both

What it does not mean

• The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.

Key facts

• Trypsin [Enzymatic activity/volume] in Duodenal fluid
• Trypsin
• Trypsin is an enzyme that catalyses the cleavage of peptide linkages involving carboxy group of either arginine or lysine. It is secreted by pancrease as trypsinogen and converted to its active form in the intestine.
• Catalytic Concentration; Chemistry; Dudf; Duodenal fluid; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; TPS

Where you may see this code

You may see this code in lab systems, lab reports, EHR exports, interoperability feeds, or other structured clinical data exchanges.

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