LOINC Code 32207-3: Platelet distribution width Auto (Bld) [Entitic 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 Platelet distribution width. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Bld.

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: Observation
• Method: Automated count

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Platelet distribution width [Entitic volume] in Blood by Automated count
• Platelet distribution width
• PDW=the distribution width at the 20% level when the peak is equivalent to 100%.
• Auto; Automated detection; Blood; Elec; Elect; Electr; Entitic volume; HEMATOLOGY/CELL COUNTS; PDW; Pl; Platelets; Platelt; Plt; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Thrombocyte; Thrombocytes; WB; Whole blood

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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