Version 2.80

Term Description

1. Relaxed is characterized by a calm, restful, mellow appearance. The person seems to be taking it easy.
2. Tense is characterized by a strained, apprehensive, or worried appearance. The jaw may be clenched. (Exclude any contractures.)
3. Distressed pacing is characterized by activity that seems unsettled. There may be a fearful, worried, or disturbed element present. The rate may be faster or slower.
4. Fidgeting is characterized by restless movement. Squirming about or wiggling in the chair may occur. The person might be hitching a chair across the room. Repetitive touching, tugging, or rubbing body parts can also be observed.
5. Rigid is characterized by stiffening of the body. The arms and/or legs are tight and inflexible. The trunk may appear straight and unyielding. (Exclude any contractures.)
6. Fists clenched is characterized by tightly closed hands. They may be opened and closed repeatedly or held tightly shut.
7. Knees pulled up is characterized by flexing the legs and drawing the knees up toward the chest. An overall troubled appearance. (Exclude any contractures.)
8. Pulling or pushing away is characterized by resistiveness upon approach or to care. The person is trying to escape by yanking or wrenching him- or herself free or shoving you away.
9. Striking out is characterized by hitting, kicking, grabbing, punching, biting, or other form of personal assault.

Fully-Specified Name

Component
Body language
Property
Find
Time
Pt
System
^Patient
Scale
Ord
Method

Additional Names

Long Common Name
Body language
Short Name
Body language

Survey Question

Text
Body language

Normative Answer List: LL6393-4

Answer Code Score Answer ID
Relaxed

Relaxed is characterized by a calm, restful, mellow appearance. The person seems to be taking it easy.

 0 LA32283-6
Tense

Tense is characterized by a strained, apprehensive, or worried appearance. The jaw may be clenched. (Exclude any contractures.)

 1 LA33837-8
Distressed pacing

Distressed pacing is characterized by activity that seems unsettled. There may be a fearful, worried, or disturbed element present. The rate may be faster or slower.

 1 LA33838-6
Fidgeting

Fidgeting is characterized by restless movement. Squirming about or wiggling in the chair may occur. The person might be hitching a chair across the room. Repetitive touching, tugging, or rubbing body parts can also be observed.

 1 LA33839-4
Rigid

Rigid is characterized by stiffening of the body. The arms and/or legs are tight and inflexible. The trunk may appear straight and unyielding. (Exclude any contractures.)

 2 LA25043-3
Fists clenched

Fists clenched is characterized by tightly closed hands. They may be opened and closed repeatedly or held tightly shut.

 2 LA33840-2
Knees pulled up

Knees pulled up is characterized by flexing the legs and drawing the knees up toward the chest. An overall troubled appearance. (Exclude any contractures.)

 2 LA33841-0
Pulling or pushing away

Pulling or pushing away is characterized by resistiveness upon approach or to care. The person is trying to escape by yanking or wrenching him- or herself free or shoving you away.

 2 LA33843-6
Striking out

Striking out is characterized by hitting, kicking, grabbing, punching, biting, or other form of personal assault.

 2 LA33844-4

Basic Attributes

Class
H&P.HX
Type
Clinical
First Released
Version 2.77
Last Updated
Version 2.78 (NAM)
Order vs. Observation
Both

Member of these Panels

LOINC Long Common Name
103780-3 Pain assessment in advanced dementia PAINAD

Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
el-GR Greek (Greece) PAINAD.Γλώσσα του σώματος:Εύρεση:Pt:^Ασθενής:Ord:
Synonyms: Εύρεση
it-IT Italian (Italy) PAINAD.Linguaggio del corpo:Osservazione:Pt:^Paziente:Ord:
Synonyms: Anamnesi Osservazione paziente Punto nel tempo (episodio)
zh-CN Chinese (China) 身体语言:发现:时间点:^患者:序数型:
Synonyms: 依次型;分类顺序型;定性的;序数型（或称等级型）;性质上的;有序型;有序性分类应答;有序性分类结果;秩次型;等级型;筛查;顺序型 医疗服务对象;客户;病人;病患;病号;超系统 - 病人 历史纪录与体格检查 历史纪录与体格检查.历史记录;历史纪录与体格检查.历史记录类;历史纪录与体格检查.历史记录类别;历史纪录与体格检查.病史;历史纪录与体格检查.病史类;历史纪录与体格检查.病史类别;历史纪录与体格检查.病史记录;历史纪录与体格检查.病史记录类;历史纪录与体格检查.病史记录类别;历史纪录与体格检查小节.历史记录;历史纪录与体格检查小节.历史记录类;历史纪录与体格检查小节.历史记录类别;历史纪录与体格检查小节.病史;历史纪录与体格检查小节.病史类;历史纪录与体格检查小节.病史类别 历史纪录与体格检查小节 发现是一个原子型临床观察指标，并不是作为印象的概括陈述。体格检查、病史、系统检查及其他此类观察指标的属性均为发现。它们的标尺对于编码型发现可能是名义型，而对于叙述型文本之中所报告的发现，则可能是叙述型。;发现物;所见;结果;结论 时刻;随机;随意;瞬间 物体 病史与体格检查 语种 身势语;肢体语言;体态语;体语

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