LOINC Code 94571-7: Branched chain amino acid panel (DBS)

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 Branched chain amino acid panel. It is commonly used with the system or sample type Bld.dot.

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

• Branched chain amino acid panel - DBS
• Branched chain amino acid panel
• This panel is used to follow-up patients with out of range branched chain amino acid levels on newborn screening as well as monitoring patients who have been diagnosed with maple syrup urine disease (MSUD).
• Acd; Acids; Blood; Branched chain aa Pnl; Chains; Chemistry; Chn; DBS; Dried blood spot; Filter paper; FP; Pan; PANEL.CHEMISTRY; Panl; Pnl; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; 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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