General Practitioner Assessment of Cognition:-:Pt: Patient:-:GPCOG

Preferred Label : General Practitioner Assessment of Cognition:-:Pt: Patient:-:GPCOG;

LOINC status : ACTIVE;

LOINC long common name : General Practitioner Assessment of Cognition [GPCOG];

LOINC description : The General Practitioner assessment of Cognition (GPCOG) is a screening tool for cognitive impairment and designed for primary care settings.[PMID: 11943052] The GPCOG consists of two parts: a cognitive assessment conducted with the patient and an informant questionnaire, which is only performed if the results of the cognitive assessment are inconclusive, i.e. patient scores between 5-8 out of 9. If the patient scores between 0-4 on the cognitive assessment, then cognitive impairment is indicated. If patient scores 9 (all answers are correct), no significant cognitive impairment is observed and further testing not necessary. For the informant questionnaire, if the patient scores 0-3 out of 6, cognitive impairment is indicated.;

Details

Origin ID

79115-2;

UMLS CUI

C4070701;

Has component
- Assessment [LOINC component]
- General Practitioner Assessment of Cognition [LOINC component]
Has method
- General Practitioner Assessment of Cognition [LOINC method]
Has system
- Patient [LOINC System]
- ^Patient [LOINC System]
Has time aspect
- Point in time (spot) [LOINC time aspect]
Panel of LOINC codes
- Informant interview panel:-:Pt:^Patient:-:GPCOG [LOINC code]
- Patient examination panel:-:Pt:^Patient:-:GPCOG [LOINC code]
Semantic type(s)
- Clinical Attribute [UMLS semantic type]

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