Term Description

Used to gauge the severity of a stroke. Patients are given more points for greater deficiencies. A score of 0 indicates that the test is normal.

LOINC Names Get Info

Fully-Specified Name
Total score:Score:Pt:^Patient:Qn:NIHSS
Long Common Name
Total score [NIH Stroke Scale]

Part Model Get Info

Basic Attributes

Class
SURVEY.NEURO
Type
Surveys
First Released
Version 2.40
Last Updated
Version 2.67 (MIN)
Order vs. Observation
Observation

Member of these Panels

LOINCLong Common Name
70182-1NIH Stroke Scale

Example Units

UnitSource
{score}Example UCUM Units

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

CodeSystem lookup
https://fhir.loinc.org/CodeSystem/$lookup?system=http://loinc.org&code=72089-6