LOINC Code 89438-6: Do you have to stop for breath when walking at your own pace on level ground [Rose Dyspnea Scale]

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 Do you have to stop for breath when walking at your own pace on level ground. 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: Observation
• Method: Rose Dyspnea Scale

What it does not mean

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

Key facts

• Do you have to stop for breath when walking at your own pace on level ground [Rose Dyspnea Scale]
• Do you have to stop for breath when walking at your own pace on level ground
• Dyspnoea questionnaire; Finding; Findings; Levels; Levl; LV; LVL; Ordinal; Point in time; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; RDS; Rose dyspnea score; Screen; Survey; SURVEY.GNHLTH

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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