Copyright © 2003 Sharon K. Inouye, M.D., MPH. Adapted from: Inouye SK, vanDyck CH, Alessi CA, Balkin S, Siegal AP, Horwitz RI. Clarifying confusion: The Confusion Assessment Method. A new method for detection of delirium. Ann Intern Med. 1990; 113: 941-94   85630-2

LOINC Code


LOINC code85630-2
nameCopyright © 2003 Sharon K. Inouye, M.D., MPH. Adapted from: Inouye SK, vanDyck CH, Alessi CA, Balkin S, Siegal AP, Horwitz RI. Clarifying confusion: The Confusion Assessment Method. A new method for detection of delirium. Ann Intern Med. 1990; 113: 941-94
descriptionThis term is the CMS Assessment adaption of question 2B on the Confusion Assessment Method (CAM): "Did this behavior fluctuate during the interview, that is, tend to come and go or increase and decrease in severity?"
statusACTIVE

Fully-Specified Name

componentDid the (abnormal) behavior fluctuate during the day, that is, tend to come and go or increase and decrease in severity during 3D assessment period
    3D  =  3 days post challenge
propertyFind  =  Finding
time3D  =  3 days
system^Patient
scaleOrd  =  Ordinal:  Ordered categorical responses, e.g., 1+, 2+, 3+; positive, negative; reactive, indeterminate, nonreactive.
methodCAM.CMS

Additional Names

short name3 days; abn; abnorm; Finding; Findings; Ordinal; Ql; Qual; Qualitative; Screen; Survey

Basic Attributes

classSURVEY.CMS
type4  Surveys

Member of these Panels

85812-6Copyright © 2003 Sharon K. Inouye, M.D., MPH. Adapted from: Inouye SK, vanDyck CH, Alessi CA, Balkin S, Siegal AP, Horwitz RI. Clarifying confusion: The Confusion Assessment Method. A new method for detection of delirium. Ann Intern Med. 1990; 113: 941-94
85812-6Copyright © 2003 Sharon K. Inouye, M.D., MPH. Adapted from: Inouye SK, vanDyck CH, Alessi CA, Balkin S, Siegal AP, Horwitz RI. Clarifying confusion: The Confusion Assessment Method. A new method for detection of delirium. Ann Intern Med. 1990; 113: 941-94
85812-6Copyright © 2003 Sharon K. Inouye, M.D., MPH. Adapted from: Inouye SK, vanDyck CH, Alessi CA, Balkin S, Siegal AP, Horwitz RI. Clarifying confusion: The Confusion Assessment Method. A new method for detection of delirium. Ann Intern Med. 1990; 113: 941-94
85812-6Copyright © 2003 Sharon K. Inouye, M.D., MPH. Adapted from: Inouye SK, vanDyck CH, Alessi CA, Balkin S, Siegal AP, Horwitz RI. Clarifying confusion: The Confusion Assessment Method. A new method for detection of delirium. Ann Intern Med. 1990; 113: 941-94
85812-6Copyright © 2003 Sharon K. Inouye, M.D., MPH. Adapted from: Inouye SK, vanDyck CH, Alessi CA, Balkin S, Siegal AP, Horwitz RI. Clarifying confusion: The Confusion Assessment Method. A new method for detection of delirium. Ann Intern Med. 1990; 113: 941-94
85812-6Copyright © 2003 Sharon K. Inouye, M.D., MPH. Adapted from: Inouye SK, vanDyck CH, Alessi CA, Balkin S, Siegal AP, Horwitz RI. Clarifying confusion: The Confusion Assessment Method. A new method for detection of delirium. Ann Intern Med. 1990; 113: 941-94

History/Usage

first releasedCAM
last updated2.67
last change typeMAJ  - change to name field other than Component;

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