LOINC Code 34525-6: RBC.lytic resistant Auto Ql (Bld)

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 Erythrocytes.lytic resistant. 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

• Erythrocytes.lytic resistant [Presence] in Blood by Automated count
• Erythrocytes.lytic resistant
• Lytic-resistant RBCs occur with various hemoglobinopathies, in liver disease and in neonatal and premature adults. They can interfere with WBC count in some analyzers.
• Auto; Automated detection; Blood; Discocytes; Elec; Elect; Electr; Erthrocyte; Erythrocyte; HEMATOLOGY/CELL COUNTS; Ordinal; Point in time; PR; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; RBC; RBCS; Red blood cell; Red blood cells; Red blood corpuscle; Red blood corpusles; Red cell; Red cells; rstRBC; Screen; 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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