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  38221-8

LOINC Code


LOINC code38221-8
name
descriptionThe Wong-Baker FACES Pain Rating Scale is a pain scale that was developed by Donna Wong and Connie Baker. The scale shows a series of faces ranging from a happy face at 0, "No hurt" to a crying face at 10 "Hurts worst". The patient must choose the face that best describes how they are feeling.- Wikipedia
statusACTIVE

Fully-Specified Name

componentPain severity
propertyFind  =  Finding
timePt  =  Point in time:  To identify measures at a point in time. This is a synonym for “spot” or “random” as applied to urine measurements.
system^Patient
scaleOrd  =  Ordinal:  Ordered categorical responses, e.g., 1+, 2+, 3+; positive, negative; reactive, indeterminate, nonreactive.
methodReported.Wong-Baker FACES pain rating scale

Additional Names

short nameFinding; Findings; H+P; H+P.HX; Ordinal; P prime; Point in time; QL; Qual; Qualitative; Random; Screen; Wong-Baker FACES Scale

Basic Attributes

classH&P.HX
type2  Clinical
order vs. observationPain severity W

Member of these Panels

55177-0
38212-7

History/Usage

first released
last updated2.27
last change typeMIN  - change to field other than name

Related Names

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