LOINC Code 81211-5: Amitriptyline and Nortriptyline panel (Specimen)

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 Amitriptyline & nortriptyline panel. It is commonly used with the system or sample type XXX.

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

• Amitriptyline and Nortriptyline panel - Specimen
• Amitriptyline & nortriptyline panel
• This panel contains tests used to evaluate potential overdose and toxicity of amitriptyline hydrochloride, a tricyclic antidepressant, and its active metabolite nortriptyline, which itself is a prescribable tricyclic antidepressant.
• Amit; Amitrip; Amitrip+Nor; Amitrip+Nor Pnl; Amitriptylene; Amitriptyline metabolite; Amitriptyln; Aventyl; DRUG/TOXICOLOGY; Drugs; Elatrol; Elavil; Endep; Misc; Miscellaneous; Nortrip; Nortriptylene; Nortriptyln; Other; Pamelor; Pan; PANEL.DRUG & TOXICOLOGY; Panl; Pnl; Point in time; Random; Spec; To be specified in another part of the message; Trepiline; Tryptanol; Tryptizol; Unspecified

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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