LOINC Code 65706-4: Postural stability - retropulsion test [UPDRS]

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 Postural stability - retropulsion test. 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: UPDRS

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Postural stability - retropulsion test [UPDRS]
• Postural stability - retropulsion test
• Subject's response to sudden posterior displacement produced by pull on shoulders while patient is erect with eyes open and feet slightly apart. Patient is prepared.
• Finding; Findings; Ordinal; Point in time; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS)

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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