Version 2.80

Part Description

LP31682-5   Procalcitonin
Procalcitonin (PCT) is a precursor of the hormone calcitonin, which is involved with calcium homeostasis, and is produced by the C-cells of the thyroid gland. It is there that procalcitonin is cleaved into calcitonin, katacalcin and a protein residue. It is not released into the blood stream of healthy individuals. With the derangements that a severe infection with an associated systemic response brings, the blood levels of procalcitonin may rise to 100 ng/ml. In blood serum, procalcitonin has a half-life of 25 to 30 hours. 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 , Procalcitonin

Fully-Specified Name

Component
Procalcitonin
Property
SCnc
Time
Pt
System
Ser/Plas
Scale
Qn
Method

Additional Names

Long Common Name
Procalcitonin [Moles/volume] in Serum or Plasma
Short Name
Procalcitonin SerPl-sCnc
Display Name
Procalcitonin [Moles/Vol]
Consumer Name Alpha Get Info
Procalcitonin, Blood

Basic Attributes

Class
CHEM
Type
Laboratory
First Released
Version 2.72
Last Updated
Version 2.72 (ADD)
Order vs. Observation
Both

Member of these Groups Get Info

LOINC Group Group Name
LG51318-0 Procalcitonin|Pt|Ser/Plas

Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
el-GR Greek (Greece) Προκαλσιτονίνη:SCnc:Pt:Ορός/Πλάσμα:Qn:
Synonyms: SCnc Προκαλσιτονίνη
es-ES Spanish (Spain) Procalcitonina:Concentración de sustancia:Punto temporal:Suero o Plasma:Qn:
Synonyms: Cuantitativo
et-EE Estonian (Estonia) Prokaltsitoniin:SCnc:Pt:S/P:Qn:
Synonyms: Aine kontsentratsioon Juhuslik Kvantitatiivne Plasma Seerum Seerum või plasma
fr-CA French (Canada) Procalcitonine:Concentration de substance:Temps ponctuel:Sérum/Plasma:Quantitatif:
fr-BE French (Belgium) Procalcitonine:Concentration de substance:Temps ponctuel:Sérum/Plasma:Quantitatif:
Synonyms: PCT, hPCT
fr-FR French (France) Procalcitonine:Moles/Volume:Ponctuel:Sérum/Plasma:Numérique:
it-IT Italian (Italy) Procalcitonina:SCnc:Pt:Siero/Plasma:Qn:
Synonyms: Chimica Concentrazione di Sostanza Plasma Punto nel tempo (episodio) Siero Siero o Plasma
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) procalcitonine:mol/volume:moment:serum of plasma:kwantitatief:
ru-RU Russian (Russian Federation) Прокальцитонин:МолКонц:ТчкВрм:Сыв/Плаз:Колич:
Synonyms: Количественный Молярность;Молярная объёмная концентрация Плазма Сыворотка Сыворотка или Плазма Точка во времени;Момент
tr-TR Turkish (Turkey) Prokalcitonin:SubKons:Zmlı:Ser/Plaz:Kant:
zh-CN Chinese (China) 降钙素原:物质的量浓度:时间点:血清/血浆:定量型:
Synonyms: PCT;proCT;前降钙素;降钙素前体 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 血清或血浆

Example Units

Unit Source
nmol/L Example UCUM Units

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

CodeSystem lookup
https://fhir.loinc.org/CodeSystem/$lookup?system=http://loinc.org&code=99099-4