LOINC Code 81281-8: Heparin dose response panel (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 Heparin dose response panel. 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: Order
• Panel type: Panel

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Heparin dose response panel - Blood
• Heparin dose response panel
• This panel contains terms to measure the heparin dose response that assesses the patient's in-vitro response to known concentrations of heparin by measuring the extension of the kaolin activated clotting over baseline in the presence of two known concentrations of unfractionated heparin. The information from the heparin dose response is used to predict the concentration of heparin required to prolong the patient's ACT to the target level for a particular procedure.
• Blood; COAGULATION; Hep; Hep dose resp Pnl; Hepar; Heparn; Pan; PANEL.COAGULATION; Panl; Pnl; Point in time; Random; 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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