LOINC Code 87546-8: DENV IgG and IgM panel Ql (S)

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 Dengue virus Ab.IgG & IgM panel. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Ser.

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

• Dengue virus IgG and IgM panel - Serum Qualitative
• Dengue virus Ab.IgG & IgM panel
• This panel contains ordinal results for the detection of dengue virus IgG and IgM antibodies in serum to aid in the diagnosis of a dengue virus infection. The presence of IgG antibodies is consistent with exposure to the dengue virus sometime in the past. The presence of IgM antibodies is consistent with an acute-phase infection.
• Breakbone fever; Denv; DENV IgG+IgM Pnl; Flavivirus; ID; Immune globulin G; Immune globulin M; Immunoglobulin G; Immunoglobulin M; Infectious Disease; InfectiousDisease; Microbiology; Ordinal; Pan; PANEL.MICROBIOLOGY; Panl; Pnl; Point in time; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; Serum; SR

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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