Total score [AUDIT]   75624-7

LOINC Code


LOINC code75624-7
nameTotal score [AUDIT]
descriptionThe total score on the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) ranges from 0 to 40 and reflects the extent of alcohol involvement along a broad continuum of severity. Total scores of 8 or more suggest possible hazardous and harmful alcohol use.(WHO, 2012) Comments from patients about their drinking may provide the interviewer with information that can be valuable in the interpretation of the AUDIT total score.
statusACTIVE

Fully-Specified Name

componentTotal score
propertyScore
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
scaleQn  =  Quantitative:  The result of the test is a numeric value that relates to a continuous numeric scale. Reported either as an integer, a ratio, a real number, or a range. The test result value may optionally contain a relational operator from the set {<=, <, >, >=}. Valid values for a quantitative test are of the form "7", "-7", "7.4", "-7.4", "7.8912", "0.125", "<10", "<10.15", ">12000", 1-10, 1:256
methodAUDIT

Additional Names

short name

Basic Attributes

classSURVEY.GNHLTH
type4  Surveys
order vs. observationObservation
example UCUM units{score}
The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) is a code system intended to include all units of measures being contemporarily used in international science, engineering, and business (www.unitsofmeasure.org)
example unitscore

Associated Observations

LOINC codes that represent optional associated observation(s) for a clinical observation or laboratory test. A LOINC term may represent a single associated observation or panel containing several associated observations.

Member of these Panels

87624-3HEDIS 2018 Alcohol Screening

History/Usage

test rank16918 of 2000 most commonly performed tests by labs in USA
first released
last updated2.73
last change typeMIN  - change to field other than name

Related Names

Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test
Point in time
QNT
Quan
Quant
Quantitative
Random
Scale
Survey
SURVEY.GNHLTH
Tot
Totl

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