LOINC Code 60292-0: Chloral hydrate (Specimen) [Moles/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 Chloral hydrate. It is commonly used with the system or sample type XXX.

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

• Chloral hydrate [Moles/volume] in Specimen
• Chloral hydrate
• The XXX system is for all the other things such as syringes, needles, pills, powder, pixie sticks. It is a true unknown found in or on a straw, syringe etc that emergency staff need to know if it is a drug so they can treat the patient. The pills and powder are tested by mass spec to identify substance to help with diagnosis and treatment.
• Chloraldurat; Chloralix; Dormel; DRUG/TOXICOLOGY; Drugs; Elix-node; Level; Medianox; Misc; Miscellaneous; Noctec; Other; Pediatric chloral elixir; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Spec; Substance Concentration; To be specified in another part of the message; Trichloroethanol; Trichloroethyl alcohol; Trichloroethylalcohol; Unspecified; Welldorm

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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