Preferred Label : Total score:Score:1W: Patient:Qn:POEM;
LOINC status : ACTIVE;
LOINC long common name : Total score [POEM];
LOINC description : The Patient-Oriented Eczema Measure (POEM) is a 7-item questionnaire that can help
clinicians diagnose and monitor patients with eczema. Each of the seven questions
carries equal weight and is scored from 0 to 4 as follows: No days 0, 1-2 days
1, 3-4 days 2, 5-6 days 3, Every day 4. The scores are summed with a maximum
total score of 28. Scores between 0 to 2 Clear or almost clear, 3 to 7 Mild eczema,
8 to 16 Moderate eczema, 17 to 24 Severe eczema, and 25 to 28 Very severe eczema.[PMID:
15611432];