13465-0

Mercury/Creatinine [Mass Ratio] in Urine

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Part Descriptions

LP14344-3 Mercury
Mercury is a naturally occurring metal which has several forms. The metallic mercury is a shiny, silver-white, odorless liquid. If heated, it is a colorless, odorless gas. Mercury combines with other elements, such as chlorine, sulfur, or oxygen, to form inorganic mercury compounds or "salts," which are usually white powders or crystals. Mercury also combines with carbon to make organic mercury compounds. The most common one, methylmercury, is produced mainly by microscopic organisms in the water and soil. More mercury in the environment can increase the amounts of methylmercury that these small organisms make.
Metallic mercury is used to produce chlorine gas and caustic soda, and is also used in thermometers, dental fillings, and batteries. Mercury salts are sometimes used in skin lightening creams and as antiseptic creams and ointments. [CDC: Mercury] Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , CDC: Mercury

LP14344-3 Mercury
The nervous system is very sensitive to all forms of mercury. Methylmercury and metallic mercury vapors are more harmful than other forms, because more mercury in these forms reaches the brain. Exposure to high levels of metallic, inorganic, or organic mercury can permanently damage the brain, kidneys, and developing fetus. Effects on brain functioning may result in irritability, shyness, tremors, changes in vision or hearing, and memory problems. Short-term exposure to high levels of metallic mercury vapors may cause effects including lung damage, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, increases in blood pressure or heart rate, skin rashes, and eye irritation.[CDC: Toxfaqs] Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , CDC: Toxfaqs

LP32035-5 Creatinine
Creatinine or creatine anhydride, is a breakdown product of creatine phosphate in muscle. The loss of water molecule from creatine results in the formation of creatinine. It is transferred to the kidneys by blood plasma, whereupon it is eliminated by glomular filtration and partial tubular excretion. Creatinine is usually produced at a fairly constant rate and measuring its serum level is a simple test. A rise in blood creatinine levels is observed only with marked damage to functioning nephrons; therefore this test is not suitable for detecting early kidney disease. Creatine and creatinine are metabolized in the kidneys, muscle, liver and pancreas. Copyright Copyright ©2005-2009 Genome Alberta (Reference to original publication: Wishart DS, Knox C, Guo AC, et al. HMDB: a knowledgebase for the human metabolome. Nucleic Acids Res. 2009 37(Database issue):D603-610.) Source: Human Metabolome Database , Creatinine

Fully-Specified Name

Component: Mercury/Creatinine
Property: MRto
Time: Pt
System: Urine
Scale: Qn
Method

Additional Names

Long Common Name: Mercury/Creatinine [Mass Ratio] in Urine
Short Name: Mercury/Creat Ur
Display Name: Mercury/Creatinine (U) [Mass ratio]
Consumer Name Alpha Get Info: Mercury/Creatinine, Urine

Basic Attributes

Class: DRUG/TOX
Type: Laboratory
First Released: Version 1.0j-a
Last Updated: Version 2.73 (MIN)
Order vs. Observation: Both
Common Test Rank Get Info: 5084

Member of these Panels

LOINC	Long Common Name
29589-9	Heavy metals panel - Urine

Language Variants Get Info

Tag	Language	Translation
de-DE	German (Germany)	Quecksilber/Creatinin:Massenverhältnis:Zeitpunkt:Urin:Quantitativ:
el-GR	Greek (Greece)	Υδράργυρος/Κρεατινίνη:MRto:Pt:Ούρα:Qn: Synonyms: MRto
es-AR	Spanish (Argentina)	mercurio/creatinina:relación de concentración de masa:punto en el tiempo:orina:cuantitativo:
es-ES	Spanish (Spain)	Mercurio/Creatinina:Relacion de Masa:Punto temporal:Orina:Qn: Synonyms: Cuantitativo
es-MX	Spanish (Mexico)	Mercurio / Creatinina:Relación de masa:Punto temporal:Orina:Cuantitativo:
et-EE	Estonian (Estonia)	Elavhõbe/kreatiniin:MRto:Pt:U:Qn: Synonyms: Juhuslik Kvantitatiivne Uriin
fr-CA	French (Canada)	Mercure/Créatinine:Ratio de masse:Temps ponctuel:Urine:Quantitatif:
fr-FR	French (France)	Mercure/créatinine:Masse ratio:Ponctuel:Urine:Numérique:
fr-BE	French (Belgium)	Mercure/Créatinine:Ratio de masse:Temps ponctuel:Urine:Quantitatif: Synonyms: Hg Rapport de masse
it-IT	Italian (Italy)	Mercurio/Creatinina:MRto:Pt:Urine:Qn: Synonyms: Livelli farmacologici e tossicologia Punto nel tempo (episodio) Rapporto di Massa
ko-KR	Korean (Korea, Republic Of)	수은/크레아티닌:질량농도비:검사시점:뇨:정량:
nl-NL	Dutch (Netherlands)	kwik/creatinine:massaverhouding:moment:urine:kwantitatief: Synonyms: kreatinine
pt-BR	Portuguese (Brazil)	Mercúrio/Creatinina:MCrto:Pt:Urina:Qn: Synonyms: HG; Creat; CR; mRto; Mass concentration ratio; Point in time; Random; Ur; UR; Urn; UA; Quantitative; QNT; Quant; Quan; Drugs; DRUG/TOXICOLOGY; DRUG/TOXICOLOGY; UCr
ru-RU	Russian (Russian Federation)	Ртуть/Креатинин:МассОтн:ТчкВрм:Моча:Колич: Synonyms: Количественный Масс отношение Точка во времени;Момент
tr-TR	Turkish (Turkey)	Civa/Kreatinin:KütlOr:Zmlı:İdrar:Kant:
zh-CN	Chinese (China)	汞/肌酐:质量比率:时间点:尿液:定量型: Synonyms: CR;Creat;肌氨酸酐;肌酸内酰胺;肌酸酐 Hg;水银 UCr 可用数量表示的;定量性;数值型;数量型;连续数值型标尺尿;小便;下泉尿液肌酐尿液肌酸酐尿肌酸酐时刻;随机;随意;瞬间来自于同一体系的两种分析物的质量之比;质量比毒品毒品类肌酸内酰胺药品类药物药物/毒理学;药物/毒理学试验;药物毒理学试验;药物毒理学试验类药物类

Example Units

Unit	Source
mcg/gm Cr	REGENSTRIEF
ug/g{creat}	Example UCUM Units

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