LOINC Code 91125-5: Maximum clot strength amplitude (Bld) [Length]

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 Maximum clot strength amplitude. 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: Thromboelastography.resonance.kaolin induced.after addition of heparinase

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Maximum clot strength amplitude [Length] in Blood by Thromboelastography.resonance.kaolin induced.after addition of heparinase
• Maximum clot strength amplitude
• The maximum clot strength in the presence of kaolin and heparinase, as measured by the amplitude of resonance of the blood meniscus as the blood sample clots. In this test, heparinase neutralizes any heparin present in the sample so that thrombin activity is not blocked; the combination of kaolin and thrombin stimulates maximum platelet activity and clot generation, which is used as a baseline measure of maximum clot strength potential. This term was created for, but is not limited in use to, the Submitter's test kit, the TEG6s PlateletMapping ADP Assay Cartridge for heparinized blood.
• Blood; COAGULATION; Hematology; Heme; Length; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Res TEG; TEG; Thrombelastography; Thrombelastometry; 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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