LOINC Code 66238-7: Is your doctor currently prescribing drugs, for example, water pills, for your blood pressure or heart condition [Revised PARQ]

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 Is your doctor currently prescribing drugs, for example, water pills, for your blood pressure or heart condition. 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: rPARQ

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Is your doctor currently prescribing drugs, for example, water pills, for your blood pressure or heart condition [Revised PARQ]
• Is your doctor currently prescribing drugs, for example, water pills, for your blood pressure or heart condition
• BP; Drug; Finding; Findings; Ordinal; PAR-Q; PhenX; Point in time; Prescribed drugs; Ql; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen

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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