LOINC Code 79768-8: Platelet dense bodies EM Ql (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 Platelet dense bodies. It is commonly used with the system or sample type 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: Observation
• Method: Microscopy.electron

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Platelet dense bodies [Presence] in Blood by Electron microscopy
• Platelet dense bodies
• This term was developed in collaboration with the National Institute of Health's National Eye Institute (NEI) as part of an effort to standardize the data elements collected by the National Ophthalmic Disease Genotyping and Phenotyping Network (eyeGENE).
• Blood; bod; Body; EM; HEMATOLOGY/CELL COUNTS; Micro; Micros; Microscopic; Ordinal; Pl; Platelets; Platelt; Plt; Plt dense bodies; Point in time; PR; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; Thrombocyte; Thrombocytes; 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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