LOINC Code 74544-8: Tocopherols (RBC) [Entitic substance]

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 Tocopherols. It is commonly used with the system or sample type RBC.

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

• Tocopherols [Entitic substance] in Red Blood Cells
• Tocopherols
• Determination of total tocopherols (alpha, beta, delta, and gamma) in erythrocytes for evaluation of conditions such as vitamin E deficiency, anemia and abetalipoproteinemia.
• Chemistry; Entitic substance; Erythrocytes; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Red blood cells; Red blood corpusles; Vit E; Vitamin E

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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