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Part Descriptions

LP15098-4   Potassium
Potassium (symbol K from Latin:kalium) is a key chemical element involved in neuron function and influencing osmotic balance between cells and interstitial fluid. Depletion in potassium levels results in deficient fluid and electrolyte balance in the body as well as various nervous and cardiac dysfunctions. Studies suggest diets high in potassium can reduce the risk of hypertension and possibly stroke. Foods rich in potassium include parsley, dried apricots, potatoes, bananas, avocados, soybeans, and bran, as well as most fruits, vegetables, meat and fish. Overall, clear cases of potassium deficiency are rare in healthy individuals. Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia, Potassium (Wikipedia)

LP15098-4   Potassium
An element that belongs to the alkali group of metals. Symbol K, atomic number 19, and atomic weight 39.10. It is the main cation in the intracellular fluid of muscle and other cells. Potassium ion is a strong electrolyte and it plays a significant role in the regulation of fluid volume and maintenance of the water-electrolyte balance. Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006

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 In contrast to "Body fld", the System "Asp" in LOINC represents the fluid withdrawn during an aspiration procedure from an abnormal collection of fluid, such as from an abscess or cyst.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. Source: Regenstrief LOINC

Fully-Specified Name

Component
Potassium
Property
SCnc
Time
Pt
System
Body fld
Scale
Qn
Method

Additional Names

Short Name
Potassium Fld-sCnc
Display Name
Potassium (Body fld) [Moles/Vol]
Consumer Name Alpha Get Info
Potassium, Body fluid

Basic Attributes

Class
CHEM
Type
Laboratory
First Released
Version 1.0
Last Updated
Version 2.73
Order vs. Observation
Both
Common Test Rank Get Info
1056

Member of these Panels

LOINC Long Common Name
24327-9 Electrolytes 3 panel - Body fluid

Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
de-DE German (Germany) Kalium:Stoffmengenkonzentration:Zeitpunkt:Körperflüssigkeit:Quantitativ:
de-AT German (Austria) Synonyms: Kalium /SM
el-GR Greek (Greece) Κάλιο:Συγκέντρωση ουσίας:Χρονική στιγμή:Σωματικό υγρό:Ποσοτική:
es-ES Spanish (Spain) Potasio:Concentración de sustancia:Punto temporal:Fluido corporal:Qn:
Synonyms: Cuantitativo
es-MX Spanish (Mexico) Potasio:Concentración de sustancias:Punto temporal:Fluído corporal:Cuantitativo:
es-AR Spanish (Argentina) potasio:concentración de sustancia:punto en el tiempo:líquido corporal, no especificado:cuantitativo:
et-EE Estonian (Estonia) Kaalium:SCnc:Pt:Fx:Qn:
Synonyms: Aine kontsentratsioon Juhuslik Kehavedelik Kvantitatiivne
fr-CA French (Canada) Potassium:Concentration de substance:Temps ponctuel:Liquide biologique:Quantitatif:
fr-FR French (France) Potassium:Moles/Volume:Ponctuel:Liquide biologique:Numérique:
fr-BE French (Belgium) Potassium:Concentration de substance:Temps ponctuel:Liquide biologique:Quantitatif:
Synonyms: K+
it-IT Italian (Italy) Potassio:SCnc:Pt:Liquido corporeo:Qn:
Synonyms: Chimica Concentrazione di Sostanza Liquido corporeo Punto nel tempo (episodio)
ko-KR Korean (Korea, Republic Of) 칼륨:물질농도:검사시점:체액:정량:
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) kalium:mol/volume:moment:lichaamsvocht:kwantitatief:
pl-PL Polish (Poland) Potas:stężenie molowe:punkt w czasie:płyn ustrojowy:ilościowy:
pt-BR Portuguese (Brazil) Potássio:SCnc:Pt:LiqOrg:Qn:
Synonyms: K+; Potass; K; Substance concentration; Level; Point in time; Random; BF; Fluid; Body fluid; FLU; Fl; Quantitative; QNT; Quant; Quan; Chemistry
ru-RU Russian (Russian Federation) Калий:МолКонц:ТчкВрм:Тело ждк:Колич:
Synonyms: Количественный Молярность;Молярная объёмная концентрация Тела жидкость Точка во времени;Момент
tr-TR Turkish (Turkey) Potasyum:SubKons:Zmlı:Vücut sv:Kant:
uk-UA Ukrainian (Ukraine) Калій:Молярна Концентрація:МоментЧасу:Рідини тіла:Кількісно:
Synonyms: B/F; BF; bod; Bodies; Body fluid; Body fluid, unsp; Chemistry; Fl; Fld; FLU; Fluid; k; K+; Level; Point in time; Potass; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; Substance concentration
zh-CN Chinese (China) 钾:物质的量浓度:时间点:体液:定量型:
Synonyms: K;K+;钾离子 克分子浓度;克分子浓度(单位体积);摩尔浓度;摩尔浓度(单位体积);物质的量浓度(单位体积) 化学;化学检验项目;化学检验项目类;化学类;化学试验;非刺激耐受型化学检验项目;非刺激耐受型化学检验项目类;非刺激耐受型化学试验;非刺激耐受型化学试验类 可用数量表示的;定量性;数值型;数量型;连续数值型标尺 时刻;随机;随意;瞬间 物体

Example Units

Unit Source
mmol/L Example UCUM Units
mmol/L REGENSTRIEF
mmol/L eCHN

LOINC Terminology Service (API) using HL7® FHIR® Get Info

CodeSystem lookup
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