LOINC Code 81931-8: Nonessential amino acid intake panel

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 Amino acid.nonessential intake panel. It is commonly used with the system or sample type ^Patient.

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

• Nonessential amino acid intake panel
• Amino acid.nonessential intake panel
• This panel contains terms that capture the patient's type and amount of nonessential amino acid intake. Nonessential amino acids can be synthesized within the body or derived in the body from essential amino acids. This term was created for, but not limited in use to, the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics' Nutrition Assessment Language.
• Acd; Acids; Amino acid nonessent intake; Amino acid nonessent intake Pnl; Diet; Dietetics; Nutrition; Pan; Panl; Pnl

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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