Version 2.80

Part Description

LP6358-8   KOH preparation
A KOH Preparation involves treating a specimen with KOH, a strong base that can make fungi and yeast more visible by partial dissolution of tissue cells, keratin, and other material. Fungal cells are resistant due to the high content of cellular chitin. KOH prep is generally a test for fungi, most often candida yeast, but others too, such as tinea capitis and other skin or nail fingal infections, even blastomycosis, etc. However, the KOH prep is also used to diagnose infections with mites (Demodex folliculorum in rosacea-like lesions and Sarcoptes scabiei in hyperkeratotic or crusted scabies) and sometimes even nematodes (in blue neck syndrome). Source: Regenstrief LOINC , PMID: 16766846

Fully-Specified Name

Component
Observation
Property
Prid
Time
Pt
System
Respiratory system specimen.lower
Scale
Nom
Method
KOH preparation

Additional Names

Long Common Name
Microscopic observation [Identifier] in Lower respiratory specimen by KOH preparation
Short Name
KOH Prep Lower resp
Display Name
Microscopic observation KOH prep Nom (Lower resp)
Consumer Name Alpha Get Info
Lower respiratory KOH test

Basic Attributes

Class
MICRO
Type
Laboratory
First Released
Version 2.64
Last Updated
Version 2.78 (NAM)
Change Reason
Release 2.78: COMPONENT: Updated to seperate the component from the method; Release 2.77: SYSTEM: Updated to standardize the representation of "Respiratory system specimen" in the System subhierarchy across LOINC;
Order vs. Observation
Both

Member of these Groups Get Info

LOINC Group Group Name
LG33982-6 Observation|Prid|Sys:ANYResp

Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
es-ES Spanish (Spain) Observación:Presencia o identidad:Punto temporal:Muestra de vías respiratorias inferiores:Nom:Preparation con KOH
Synonyms: Muestra del tracto respiratorio Muestra respiratoria Tracto respiratorio
es-MX Spanish (Mexico) Observación microscópica:Presencia o identidad:Punto temporal:Muestra de vías respiratorias inferiores:Nominal:Preparación de KOH
fr-FR French (France) Observation:Identification:Ponctuel:Échantillon du système respiratoire inférieur:Résultat nominal:Préparation potassique
it-IT Italian (Italy) Osservazione:Prid:Pt:Campione da Sistema Respiratorio.inferiore:Nom:KOH, preparazione
Synonyms: Campione da Apparato Respiratorio Campione da apparato respiratorio inferiore Microbiologia Preparazione KOH Presenza o Identità Punto nel tempo (episodio)
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) waarneming:identificator:moment:onderste luchtwegen:nominaal:KOH-preparatie
Synonyms: kaliumhydroxidepreparatie onderste ademhalingsstelsel; systema respiratorium inferior systema respiratorium; ademhalingsstelsel
zh-CN Chinese (China) 观察:存在与否或特征标识:时间点:呼吸系统标本.下:名义型:氢氧化钾制片法
Synonyms: KOH 制片;KOH 制片法;KOH 法;KOH 湿片;KOH 湿片法;氢氧化钾制片;氢氧化钾法;氢氧化钾湿片;氢氧化钾湿片法 下 下的 下部 低级 低级的 供检查用的材料;待检物;待试验物;样品;样本;试料;试样 准备 准备工作 分类型应答;分类型结果;名义性;名称型;名词型;名词性;标称性;没有自然次序的名义型或分类型应答 制剂 制备 前处理 受检物 呼吸系统（呼吸道）标本.下;下呼吸系统标本;下呼吸道标本 呼吸道标本（样品、样本）;呼吸系统标本（样品、样本） 存在;存在与否;特征标识;身份;身份标识 微生物学;微生物学试验;微生物学试验（培养、DNA、抗原及抗体） 时刻;随机;随意;瞬间 标本 样品 样本 观测 试样 较低 较低的 配制 预先加工 预加工 预备

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