Calcitonin 1M post XXX challenge:SCnc:Pt:Ser/Plas:Qn: - CISMeF
Calcitonin 1M post XXX challenge:SCnc:Pt:Ser/Plas:Qn:LOINC code
Preferred Label : Calcitonin 1M post XXX challenge:SCnc:Pt:Ser/Plas:Qn:;
LOINC status : ACTIVE;
LOINC display name : Calcitonin 1 Min post Unsp challenge [Moles/Vol];
LOINC long common name : Calcitonin [Moles/volume] in Serum or Plasma --1 minute post XXX challenge;
LOINC short name : Calcit 1M p chal SerPl-sCnc;
LOINC description : Calcitonin is a sensitive tumor marker of medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC). Patients
with MTC have usually very high levels of serum calcitonin that can be used to diagnose
the disease. To improve diagnostic sensitivity in family members with small MTCs,
or to evaluate postoperative biochemical cure status, measurement of calcitonin stimulated
with combined intravenous calcium gluconate and pentagastrin (calcitonin challenge)
has been widely adopted. [PMID: 21358115];