LOINC Code 65372-5: Shortly after waking up, either in the morning or after a nap, have you ever noticed uncontrollable jerking or clumsiness, such as dropping things or things suddenly flying from your hands [PhenX]

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 Shortly after waking up, either in the morning or after a nap, have you ever noticed uncontrollable jerking or clumsiness, such as dropping things or things suddenly flying from your hands. 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: TRIAL
• Method: PhenX

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Shortly after waking up, either in the morning or after a nap, have you ever noticed uncontrollable jerking or clumsiness, such as dropping things or things suddenly flying from your hands [PhenX]
• Shortly after waking up, either in the morning or after a nap, have you ever noticed uncontrollable jerking or clumsiness, such as dropping things or things suddenly flying from your hands
• Other than the seizure[s] you had because of a high fever, Have you ever had, or has anyone ever told you that you had, any of the following...
• Arterial Stenosis; Finding; Findings; Ordinal; Point in time; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; Uncontrollable jerking clumsiness

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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