LOINC Code 87533-6: Chronic kidney disease management personal goals panel

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 Chronic kidney disease management personal goals panel. 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
• Order vs observation: Order
• Panel type: Panel

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Chronic kidney disease management personal goals panel
• The chronic kidney disease personal health goals panel is used to document the health goals that are personally the most important to an individual patient with chronic kidney disease. This panel and the questions and answers it contains was created by a National Kidney Disease Education Program (NKDEP) expert panel.
• CKD personal health goals pnl; CLIN; Dis; Diseases; Dz; Pan; PANEL.CLINICAL; Panl; Pnl; Point in time; Random

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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