Laboratory Tests

Overview: i2b2 allows users to search for whether a patient has completed a specific laboratory test. Users can also restrict queries to only include patients with specific laboratory test results. You can search for exact lab values, specify a range of values, or search for values greater or less than a specified number.

Laboratory tests are based on the Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC®) universal coding system. Each laboratory test corresponds to a unique LOINC code. More information on the LOINC coding system can be found on the LOINC webpage.

Dates: Laboratory tests in i2b2 are available from 2011 to present

Laboratory tests are grouped as follows in i2b2:

Category

Subcategories

Category

Subcategories

Chemistry

Bicarbonate

Calcium

Chloride

Creatinine

Glucose

Phosphate

Potassium

Sodium

Urate

Urea nitrogen

ALP

ALT

AST

GGT

LDH

Cholesterol in HDL

Cholesterol in LDL

Cholesterol non HDL

Cholesterol Total

Cholesterol/HDL Ratio

Triglyceride

Bilirubin

Myelin basic protein

Hematology/Coagulation

Microbiology

Urinalysis

Protein [Mass/Time] in 24 hour Urine

Protein [Mass/Volume] in 24 hour Urine

Protein in Urine

Protein in Urine by Test strip

Virus

Note that laboratory tests considered sensitive (such as HIV) cannot be queried in i2b2