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Term Description

This term is the CMS Assessment adaption of question 4 on the Confusion Assessment Method (CAM): "[Altered level of consciousness] Overall, how would you rate this patient's level of consciousness? (Alert [normal]; Vigilant [hyperalert, overly sensitive to environmental stimuli, startled very easily], Lethargic [drowsy, easily aroused]; Stupor [difficult to arouse]; Coma; [unarousable]; Uncertain)"

Reference Information

TypeSourceReference
ArticleNCBI PubMedInouye 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: 941-948. Link to PubMed

LOINC Names Get Info

Fully-Specified Name
Altered level of consciousness in last 7D:Find:7D:^Patient:Ord:CAM.CMS
Long Common Name
Altered level of consciousness in last 7 days [CAM.CMS]

Part Model Get Info

  • Component
    Altered level of consciousness in last 7D
    LP89860-8
    • Analyte
      Altered level of consciousness in last 7D
      LP89860-8
      • Component Numerator
        Altered level of consciousness in last 7D
        LP89860-8
        • Component Numerator Core
          Altered level of consciousness in last 7D
          LP89860-8
        • Component Numerator Core Suffix
          NULL
           
      • Component Denominator
        NULL
         
        • Component Denominator Core
          NULL
           
        • Component Denominator Core Suffix
          NULL
           
    • Challenge
      NULL
       
    • Adjustment
      NULL
       
    • Count
      NULL
       
  • Property
    Find
    LP6813-2
  • Time
    7D
    LP204183-0
  • System
    ^Patient
    LP310005-6
    • System Core
      NULL
       
    • Super System
      Patient
      LP6985-8
  • Scale
    Ord
    LP7751-3
  • Method
    CAM.CMS
    LP411606-9

Survey Question

Text
Altered level of consciousness. Did the resident have altered level of consciousness? (e.g., vigilant - startled easily to any sound or touch; lethargic- repeatedly dozed off when being asked questions, but responded to voice or touch; stuporous-very difficult to arouse and keep aroused for the interview; comatose - could not be aroused)
CMS

Normative Answer List: LL652-9

Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
AnswerCodeScoreAnswer ID
Behavior not present0LA61-7
Behavior continuously present, does not fluctuate1LA10992-8
Behavior present, fluctuates (comes and goes, changes in severity)2LA10993-6

Basic Attributes

Class
SURVEY.CMS
Type
Surveys
First Released
Version 2.29
Last Updated
Version 2.72 (MIN)
Change Reason
Release 2.67: METHOD_TYP: Method updated to reflect that this item is from the CMS adaption of the Confusion Assessment Method (CAM); Previous Releases: Updated METHOD to CMS Assessment to use term across CMS instruments as approved by the Clinical LOINC committee; Changed CLASS from SURVEY.MDS to SURVEY.CMS because term is used across CMS assessments. Moved Survey Question text to Display Name for Form for consistent modeling across CMS forms.
Order vs. Observation
Observation

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86872-9Deprecated MDS v3.0 - RAI v1.14.1 - Nursing home discharge (ND) and Swing bed discharge (SD) item set [CMS Assessment]
86871-1Deprecated MDS v3.0 - RAI v1.14.1 - Nursing home OMRA start of therapy and discharge (NSD) and Swing bed OMRA start of therapy and discharge (SSD) item set [CMS Assessment]
86873-7Deprecated MDS v3.0 - RAI v1.14.1 - Nursing home OMRA-discharge (NOD) and Swing bed OMRA-discharge (SOD) item set [CMS Assessment]
86856-2Deprecated MDS v3.0 - RAI v1.14.1 - Nursing home PPS (NP) and Nursing home quarterly (NQ) item set [CMS Assessment]
86876-0Deprecated MDS v3.0 - RAI v1.14.1 - Swing bed PPS (SP) item set [CMS Assessment]
88282-9Deprecated MDS v3.0 - RAI v1.15.1 - Nursing home comprehensive (NC) item set [CMS Assessment]
88283-7Deprecated MDS v3.0 - RAI v1.15.1 - Nursing home discharge (ND) and Swing bed discharge (SD) item set [CMS Assessment]
88284-5Deprecated MDS v3.0 - RAI v1.15.1 - Nursing home OMRA start of therapy and discharge (NSD) and Swing bed OMRA start of therapy and discharge (SSD) item set [CMS Assessment]
88285-2Deprecated MDS v3.0 - RAI v1.15.1 - Nursing home OMRA-discharge (NOD) and Swing bed OMRA-discharge (SOD) item set [CMS Assessment]
88287-8Deprecated MDS v3.0 - RAI v1.15.1 - Nursing home PPS (NP) item set [CMS Assessment]
88292-8Deprecated MDS v3.0 - RAI v1.15.1 - Nursing home quarterly (NQ) item set [CMS Assessment]
88288-6Deprecated MDS v3.0 - RAI v1.15.1 - Swing bed PPS (SP) item set [CMS Assessment]
88951-9Deprecated MDS v3.0 - RAI v1.16.1 - Nursing home and Swing bed OMRA (NO and SO) item set [CMS Assessment]
88954-3Deprecated MDS v3.0 - RAI v1.16.1 - Nursing home comprehensive (NC) item set [CMS Assessment]
88945-1Deprecated MDS v3.0 - RAI v1.16.1 - Nursing home discharge (ND) and Swing bed discharge (SD) item set [CMS Assessment]
88946-9Deprecated MDS v3.0 - RAI v1.16.1 - Nursing home OMRA start of therapy and discharge (NSD) and Swing bed OMRA start of therapy and discharge (SSD) item set [CMS Assessment]
88947-7Deprecated MDS v3.0 - RAI v1.16.1 - Nursing home OMRA-discharge (NOD) and Swing bed OMRA-discharge (SOD) item set [CMS Assessment]
88949-3Deprecated MDS v3.0 - RAI v1.16.1 - Nursing home PPS (NP) item set [CMS Assessment]
88955-0Deprecated MDS v3.0 - RAI v1.16.1 - Nursing home quarterly (NQ) item set [CMS Assessment]
88950-1Deprecated MDS v3.0 - RAI v1.16.1 - Swing bed PPS (SP) item set [CMS Assessment]
54580-6Deprecated Minimum Data Set - version 3.0

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