LOINC Code 79409-9: Dothiepin+nordothiepin trough and dothiepin sulfoxide panel

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 Dothiepin+nordothiepin trough & dothiepin sulfoxide 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

• Dothiepin+nordothiepin trough and dothiepin sulfoxide panel - Serum or Plasma
• Dothiepin+nordothiepin trough & dothiepin sulfoxide panel
• The tricyclic antidepressant dothiepin and its metabolites, nordothiepin and dothiepin sulfoxide (dothiepin S-oxide), are measured to evaluate drug toxicity. Specimen is drawn at the trough (baseline) level of parent drug.
• Desmethyldothiepin; Dosulepin; Dosulepin sulfoxide; Dothiepin metabolite; Dothiepin Trgh + metabs Pnl; DRUG/TOXICOLOGY; Drugs; Northiaden; Pan; PANEL.DRUG & TOXICOLOGY; Panl; Pl; Plasma; Plsm; Pnl; Point in time; Prothiaden; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; SerP; SerPl; SerPlas; Serum; Serum or plasma; SR

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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