Version 2.78

Term Description

Washington University researchers developed the two-minute "Ascertain Dementia 8" (AD8) eight-question screen to test for the probablility of a person having a dementia such as Alzheimer's. The AD8 Test relies on a friend or family member who knows the person well, known as an informant, to evaluate whether cognitive changes have caused the individual to have difficulties in performing everyday activities
Source: Regenstrief LOINC

Panel Hierarchy

Details for each LOINC in Panel LHC-Forms

LOINC Name R/O/C Cardinality Example UCUM Units
71945-0 Ascertain Dementia 8 [AD8]
Indent71722-3 Total score [AD8] {score}

Fully-Specified Name

Component
Ascertain dementia 8
Property
-
Time
Pt
System
^Patient
Scale
-
Method
AD8

Basic Attributes

Class
PANEL.SURVEY.MTLHLTH
Type
Surveys
First Released
Version 2.40
Last Updated
Version 2.52
Panel Type
Panel

LOINC Terminology Service (API) using HL7® FHIR® Get Info

CodeSystem lookup
https://fhir.loinc.org/CodeSystem/$lookup?system=http://loinc.org&code=71945-0
Questionnaire definition
https://fhir.loinc.org/Questionnaire/?url=http://loinc.org/q/71945-0