LOINC Code 79666-4: Purine and Pyrimidine pattern Nar (CSF) [Interp]

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 Purine & Pyrimidine pattern. It is commonly used with the system or sample type CSF.

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: Observation

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Purine and Pyrimidine pattern [Interpretation] in Cerebral spinal fluid Narrative
• Purine & Pyrimidine pattern
• This term should be used to report the overall interpretation of the purine and pyrimidine results taken as a whole. The pattern of results can help differentiate between various disorders of purine and pyrimidine degradation.
• Cerebral spinal fluid; Cerebrospinal Fl; Chemistry; Esoteric; Impression; Impression/interpretation of study; Impressions; Interp; Interpretation; Narrative; Point in time; Purine + Pyrimidine pattern; Random; Report; Spinal Fl; Spinal Fld; Spinal Flu; Spinal Fluid

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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