LOINC Code 76399-5: Troponin I.cardiac IA.rapid Ql (S/P/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 Troponin I.cardiac. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Ser/Plas/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: Both
• Method: IA.rapid

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Troponin I.cardiac [Presence] in Serum, Plasma or Blood by Rapid immunoassay
• Troponin I.cardiac
• This term was created for, but not limited in use to, the LifeSign MI Troponin I test kit, employing solid-phase chromatographic immunoassay technology that produces results in a little over 15 minutes. The qualitative nature of this assay does not provide information about change, either the rise or fall, in the concentration of cTnI with a single testing.
• Blood; Cardio; Cardiology; Chemistry; cTnI; EIA; ELFA; ELISA; Enzyme immunoassay; Heart Disease; IAA; MEIA; Ordinal; Pl; PlasBld; Plasma; Plsm; Point in time; PR; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; SerP; SerPl; SerPlas; SerPlBld; Serum; Serum or plasma; Serum, plasma or whole blood; SR; SUDS; TnI; TrI; Trop I; Troponin; 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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