LOINC Code 78365-4: Imipramine trough, Imipramine+desimipramine trough and Desipramine panell

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 Imipramine trough & Imipramine+desimipramine trough & Desipramine panel. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Ser/Plas.

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: Order
• Panel type: Panel

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Imipramine trough, Imipramine+desimipramine trough and Desipramine panell - Serum or Plasma
• Imipramine trough & Imipramine+desimipramine trough & Desipramine panel
• Trough levels of the tricyclic antidepressant imipramine and levels of its active metabolite, desimpramine, are measured for therapeutic drug monitoring. Sample is drawn at the trough level of the parent drug.
• Desi; Desip; Desipra; Desmethylimipramine; DRUG/TOXICOLOGY; Drugs; Imipra; Imipramine metabolite; Imiprn Trgh and Desiprn Pnl; Norpramin; Pan; PANEL.DRUG & TOXICOLOGY; Panl; Pl; Plasma; Plsm; Pnl; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; SerP; SerPl; SerPlas; Serum; Serum or plasma; SR; Tofranil

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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