LOINC Code 62934-5: Deprecated PhenX measure - temperament
62934-5 is a LOINC code used to identify Deprecated PhenX measure - temperament in laboratory and clinical observation data. You may see this code in lab systems, lab reports, EHR exports, interoperability feeds, or other structured clinical data exchanges. LOINC codes identify tests, measurements, observations, survey items, and clinical questions in a standardized way. It is associated with the component PhenX measure - temperament. It is commonly used with the system or sample type ^Patient.
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 - temperament. 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 - temperament
- PhenX measure - temperament
- This is a measure used to assess individual differences in emotional and motor reactivity and the attentional capacities that support self-regulation. Temperament includes several dimensions of emotion and reactivity that are part of a person's personality. Maturation and life experiences change these dimensions as a person ages. These dimensions can be measured via questionnaires and the results may be correlated with changes in personality and behaviors later in life.
- 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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