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Domain

Laboratory

Lab results, specimens, LOINC codes and pathology

810 laboratory terms

culture last namecult_last_nm

The family surname for a microorganism growth test. Used to display and describe the culture in a human-readable format. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for culture management and reporting.

culture legal namecult_legal_nm

The official registered name for a microorganism growth test. Used to display and describe the culture in a human-readable format. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for culture management and reporting.

culture levelcult_lvl

A hierarchical classification value assigned to a microbiology culture record in LIS and EHR systems, indicating its position within a result taxonomy or organizational structure. Used by data engineers to navigate parent-child relationships in culture result hierarchies and support tiered lab reporting schemas.

culture license numbercult_lic_nbr

The professional license identifier for a microorganism growth test. Used as a unique reference to identify and track the culture across healthcare systems. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for culture management and reporting.

culture marital statuscult_mar_sts

The relationship status for a microorganism growth test. Used to track the current state or condition of the culture. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for culture management and reporting.

culture master identifiercult_mstr_id

The enterprise master id for a microorganism growth test. Used as a unique reference to identify and track the culture across healthcare systems. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for culture management and reporting.

culture maximumcult_max

The upper limit value for a microorganism growth test. Used in healthcare data management and clinical workflows. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for culture management and reporting.

culture medical record numbercult_mrn

The patient medical record number for a microorganism growth test. Used as a unique reference to identify and track the culture across healthcare systems. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for culture management and reporting.

culture middle namecult_mid_nm

The middle name or initial for a microorganism growth test. Used to display and describe the culture in a human-readable format. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for culture management and reporting.

culture minimumcult_min

The lower limit value for a microorganism growth test. Used in healthcare data management and clinical workflows. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for culture management and reporting.

culture mobilecult_mob

The mobile phone number for a microorganism growth test. Used in healthcare data management and clinical workflows. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for culture management and reporting.

culture modified bycult_mod_by

The updating user identifier for a microorganism growth test. Used in healthcare data management and clinical workflows. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for culture management and reporting.

culture modified datecult_mod_dt

The timestamp recording the most recent update to a microbiology culture record in LIS and EHR systems. Used by data engineers to implement incremental data loads, detect amended results, and maintain audit trails in lab data warehouses and clinical data integration pipelines.

culture modified timecult_mod_tm

The record update time for a microorganism growth test. Used to track temporal information related to culture modified time. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for culture management and reporting.

culture namecult_nm

The display label or standardized text name assigned to a microbiology culture test or organism in LIS and EHR systems. Used by data engineers to map culture records to standardized terminologies such as LOINC or SNOMED CT and support consistent reporting across lab and clinical analytics platforms.

culture notecult_nt

Free-text annotation associated with a microbiology culture record in LIS and EHR systems, capturing supplemental clinical observations, lab technician remarks, or result qualifications. Used by data engineers in NLP pipelines and unstructured data extraction workflows to surface clinically relevant culture information.

culture numbercult_nbr

A numeric reference value assigned to a microbiology culture test in LIS and EHR systems, used for tracking, ordering, or grouping culture records within a lab workflow. Used by data engineers to link culture orders to results, specimens, and billing records across lab and claims data systems.

culture onset datecult_onset_dt

The symptom start date for a microorganism growth test. Used to track temporal information related to culture onset date. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for culture management and reporting.

culture oxygen saturationcult_o2sat

The blood oxygen level for a microorganism growth test. Used in healthcare data management and clinical workflows. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for culture management and reporting.

culture paid amountcult_pd_amt

The payment received value for a microorganism growth test. Used to capture financial data associated with culture transactions. This field is commonly used in electronic health records (EHR), healthcare information systems (HIS), and clinical data warehouses for culture management and reporting.

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