LOINC Code 71937-7: Tolerance, worried, eye- opener, amnesia, cutdown screening test [TWEAK]

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 Tolerance, worried, eye- opener, amnesia, cutdown screening 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: TRIAL
• Method: TWEAK

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Tolerance, worried, eye- opener, amnesia, cutdown screening test [TWEAK]
• Tolerance, worried, eye- opener, amnesia, cutdown screening test
• The TWEAK alcohol screening test is a short, five-question test which was originally designed to screen pregnant women for harmful drinking habits.
• Asympt; Asymptomatic; Pan; Panel; PANEL.SURVEY.GNHLTH; Panl; Pnl; Point in time; Random; Scn; Survey; SURVEY.GNHLTH; TWEAK

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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