Employment Status Inquiry (Prior to COVID-19 Outbreak)
This test is not a traditional lab result but rather a record of your employment status two weeks before the COVID-19 outbreak declaration.
This is a non-medical administrative inquiry for historical record-keeping purposes.
Key facts at a glance
- LOINC
- 97108-5
- Short code
- EMPLOYMENTSTATUSINTHE2WPRIORTOCOVID19OUTBREAK
- Synonyms
- —
- Category
- chemistry
- Sample
- serum
- Container
- Red-top tube (SST)
- Units
- N/A
- Ref low
- 3.5
- Ref high
- 5
- Critical range
- 2.5 N/A – 6.5 N/A
- Fasting
- false
- Population
- adult
- Sex
- all
- Age range
- 18–65 years
- CPT
- 84132
- SNOMED
- 110742001
- Specimen volume
- 5 mL
- Stability
- Room temperature: 4h, Refrigerated: 24h, Frozen: 7d
- Hemolysis max
- 500
- Lipemia max
- 1000
- Icterus max
- 500
- TAT
- 4–24 hours
- Order
- routine
What Is This Test For?
This test does not measure any biological substance in your body. Instead, it serves as a documentation check to confirm your employment status at a specific time—two weeks before the official start of the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak in the U.S. (March 2020). Healthcare providers or public health agencies may use this information for research, policy, or epidemiological studies.
Why Was This Test Ordered?
Your healthcare provider or a public health organization may have requested this information to gather baseline data about employment patterns before the pandemic. It helps researchers understand how pre-existing conditions like employment status might have influenced responses to the pandemic.
How Is This Test Different from a Lab Test?
Unlike standard lab tests (e.g., blood glucose, cholesterol), this is not a measurement of your body’s chemistry. It’s a simple yes/no or categorical response about your employment status at a specific time.
What Should You Expect When You Get the Result?
You will receive a confirmation or acknowledgment of your employment status at the specified time. No further interpretation is required—this result is purely administrative and may not be shared with you directly unless part of a study.
Reference range
Adult: 3.5-5.0 mmol/LN/A
No special preparation usually required. Stay well hydrated. Inform your healthcare provider of all medications and supplements you are taking.
Clinical interpretation
How abnormal results are interpreted and what conditions they suggest.
Clinical Significance: Limited Direct Impact
Frequently asked questions
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Is This Test the Same as a COVID-19 Test?
Sources
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