LOINC Code 38275-4: Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy LM Ql (Brain)

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 Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Brain.

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
• Method: Microscopy.light

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy [Presence] in Brain by Light microscopy
• Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy
• Histopathologic exam without immunostain to identify the presence of a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE), such as Scrapie, CWE, and BSE. Findings on light microscopy (plaques, neuronal loss, etc.) indicate the disease process.
• abnormal prion protein; Cerebral; Cerebrum; Head; ID; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; Intracranial; LM; Micro; Microbiology; Micros; Microscopic; Neuro; Neurology; Ordinal; Point in time; PR; Prion diseases; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; TSE

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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