LOINC Code 79668-0: Purine and Pyrimidine panel (CSF)

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 panel. 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: Order
• Panel type: Panel

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Purine and Pyrimidine panel - Cerebral spinal fluid
• Purine & Pyrimidine panel
• This panel should be used to report the individual urine results for purine and pyrimidine analytes as well as the overall interpretation of the individual 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; Pan; PANEL.CHEMISTRY; Panl; Pnl; Point in time; Purine + Pyrimidine Pnl; Random; 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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