LOINC Code 62768-7: Deprecated PhenX measure - global mental status screener

What is this code?

LOINC codes identify tests, measurements, observations, survey items, and clinical questions in a standardized way. It is associated with the component PhenX measure - global mental status screener. It is commonly used with the system or sample type ^Patient.

When is it used?

• Used in lab systems, EHRs, and clinical data exchange.
• May identify a test, observation, survey item, or clinical document request rather than a diagnosis.
• Status: DEPRECATED
• Method: PhenX

What it does not mean

• The code identifies the observation or test, not the actual result.

Key facts

• Deprecated PhenX measure - global mental status screener
• PhenX measure - global mental status screener
• A questionnaire to assess the respondent's overall mental capability. This measure quickly screens a variety of cognitive domains to determine a respondent's general mental status. It can be used to detect impaired mental status caused by a variety of conditions including head injury, stroke, infections, brain tumors, developmental defects and neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease.
• Measure - glob mental stat screener; Pan; Panel; PANEL.PHENX; Panl; Pnl; Point in time; Random

Where you may see this code

You may see this code in lab systems, lab reports, EHR exports, interoperability feeds, or other structured clinical data exchanges.

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