LOINC Code 76082-7: Microscopic observation Methenamine silver nitrate stain Nom (BAL)

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 Observation. It is commonly used with the system or sample type BAL.

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: Methenamine silver nitrate stain

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Microscopic observation [Identifier] in Bronchoalveolar lavage by Methenamine silver nitrate stain
• Observation
• Commonly used to detect Pneumocystis jirovecii (previously classified as Pneumocystis carinii) and fungal organisms as causes of infectious pulmonic disease in immunosuppressed patients such as individuals with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
• Bronchial alveolar lavage; Bronchoalveolar lavage; Grocott-Gomoris; ID; Identity or presence; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; Lung; Meth; Microbiology; MS Nitrate Stn; Nominal; Point in time; Pulmonary; Pulmonology; Random; Respiratory; Silv Nitrate Stn; St; Stains; Stn

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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