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LOINC 2.82

Description of swab specimen Narrative

Description of swab

Definition

  • The description of a swab take from a patient's body site. For example, an ear swab is usually taken from the patient's external ear canal and typically used for cytological evaluation. To report the site where the swab specimen was collected, use Body site [LOINC: 39111-0].

Component

  • Observation

Specimen / system

  • XXX.swab

Class

  • SPEC

Property

  • Aper

Scale

  • Nar

Related names

  • Appearance; Misc; Miscellaneous; Narrative; Other; Point in time; Random; Report; Spec; To be specified in another part of the message; Unspecified

Index terms

  • Appearance
  • Misc
  • Miscellaneous
  • Narrative
  • Observation
  • Other
  • Point in time
  • Random
  • Report
  • Spec
  • To be specified in another part of the message
  • Unspecified