Ascertain dementia 8:-:Pt: Patient:-:AD8

Preferred Label : Ascertain dementia 8:-:Pt: Patient:-:AD8;

LOINC status : ACTIVE;

LOINC long common name : Ascertain Dementia 8 [AD8];

LOINC description : Washington University researchers developed the two-minute Ascertain Dementia 8 (AD8) eight-question screen to test for the probablility of a person having a dementia such as Alzheimer's. The AD8 Test relies on a friend or family member who knows the person well, known as an informant, to evaluate whether cognitive changes have caused the individual to have difficulties in performing everyday activities;

Details

Origin ID

71945-0;

UMLS CUI

C3484112;

Has component
- Ascertain Dementia 8 [LOINC component]
Has method
- AD8 Dementia Screening Interview [LOINC method]
Has system
- Patient [LOINC System]
- ^Patient [LOINC System]
Has time aspect
- Point in time (spot) [LOINC time aspect]
Panel of LOINC codes
- Total score:Score:Pt:^Patient:Qn:AD8 [LOINC code]
Semantic type(s)
- Clinical Attribute [UMLS semantic type]

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