LOINC Code 63820-5: When you stopped, cut down, or went without drinking, did you ever have the DTs, that is, where you were very confused, extremely shaky, felt very frightened or nervous, or saw things that weren't really there [SSAGA II]

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 When you stopped, cut down, or went without drinking, did you ever have the DTs, that is, where you were very confused, extremely shaky, felt very frightened or nervous, or saw things that weren't really there. 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: ACTIVE
• Method: SSAGA II

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• When you stopped, cut down, or went without drinking, did you ever have the DTs, that is, where you were very confused, extremely shaky, felt very frightened or nervous, or saw things that weren't really there [SSAGA II]
• When you stopped, cut down, or went without drinking, did you ever have the DTs, that is, where you were very confused, extremely shaky, felt very frightened or nervous, or saw things that weren't really there
• 2; Alc withdraw DT; Finding; Findings; Ordinal; PhenX; Point in time; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; T prime

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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