15155-5
Calcium [Mass/volume] in Body fluid
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Part Descriptions
LP15257-6 Calcium
Calcium is the most plentiful mineral in the human body. Ninety-nine percent is stored in the bones and teeth where it provides structure and functionality. The remaining 1% of the body's calcium is necessary for vascular contraction and vasodilation, muscle function, nerve transmission, intracellular signaling, and hormonal secretion. Serum calcium levels do not fluctuate in response to dietary intake. Bone tissue is the reservoir for calcium and helps to maintain concentrations in the blood, the muscle, and intercellular fluids. As humans age, the bone is constantly being laid down and reabsorbed. In growing children, bone formation exceeds that of bone resorption. In young and middle-aged adults, the bone formation and resorption is about equal. In older adults, especially in post-menopausal women, bone loss exceeds that of bone formation, which is why their risk for osteoporosis continues to increase as they age.[https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Calcium-HealthProfessional/]
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LP7238-1 Body fld
The LOINC "Body fld" System represents body fluids other than serum, plasma, blood, urine, and cerebrospinal fluid. When a LOINC term with the System "Body fld" is used, the specific specimen source or body fluid type should be reported elsewhere with the result. Where more specific terms for pleural, peritoneal, synovial fluid, etc. exist, we encourage you to use the more specific terms. In contrast to "Body fld", the System "Asp" in LOINC represents the fluid withdrawn during an aspiration procedure from an abnormal collection of fluid, such as from an abscess or cyst. "Asp" is used for abnormal fluid collections that are aspirated, while "Body fld" is used for named body fluids, such as synovial fluid or peritoneal fluid, that are not inherently pathologic.
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Fully-Specified Name
- Component
- Calcium
- Property
- MCnc
- Time
- Pt
- System
- Body fld
- Scale
- Qn
- Method
Additional Names
- Short Name
- Calcium Fld-mCnc
- Display Name
- Calcium (Body fld) [Mass/Vol]
- Consumer Name Alpha Get Info
- Calcium, Body fluid
Basic Attributes
- Class
- CHEM
- Type
- Laboratory
- First Released
- Version 1.0k
- Last Updated
- Version 2.73
- Order vs. Observation
- Both
- Common Test Rank Get Info
- 5383
Member of these Groups Get Info
| LOINC Group | Group Name |
|---|---|
| LG49862-2 | Calcium| |
Language Variants Get Info
| Tag | Language | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| el-GR | Greek (Greece) | Ασβέστιο: Synonyms: Ca++ |
| es-AR | Spanish (Argentina) | calcio: |
| es-ES | Spanish (Spain) | Calcio: Synonyms: Cuantitativo |
| es-MX | Spanish (Mexico) | Calcio: |
| et-EE | Estonian (Estonia) | Kaltsium: Synonyms: Juhuslik Kehavedelik Kvantitatiivne |
| fr-CA | French (Canada) | Calcium: |
| fr-FR | French (France) | Calcium: |
| fr-BE | French (Belgium) | Calcium: |
| it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Calcio: Synonyms: Chimica Concentrazione di Massa Liquido corporeo Punto nel tempo (episodio) |
| ko-KR | Korean (Korea, Republic Of) | 칼슘: |
| nl-NL | Dutch (Netherlands) | calcium: |
| pl-PL | Polish (Poland) | Wapń: |
| pt-BR | Portuguese (Brazil) | Cálcio: Synonyms: Cal; |
| ru-RU | Russian (Russian Federation) | Кальций: Synonyms: Количественный Массовая концентрация Тела жидкость Точка во времени; |
| tr-TR | Turkish (Turkey) | Kalsiyum: |
| zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 钙: Synonyms: CA; |
Example Units
| Unit | Source |
|---|---|
| mg/dL | Example UCUM Units |
LOINC Terminology Service (API) using HL7® FHIR® Get Info
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- CodeSystem lookup
- https:
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