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LOINC 2.82

St. Louis University Mental Status (SLUMS) Examination [SLUMS]

Definition

  • The Saint Louis University Mental Status Examination (SLUMS) is a brief oral/written exam given to people that are suspected to have dementia or Alzheimer's Disease. The exam serves as a tool to indicate whether a doctor should consider further testing to diagnose dementia.

Component

  • St. Louis University mental status examination

Specimen / system

  • ^Patient

Class

  • PANEL.SURVEY.MTLHLTH

Property

  • -

Scale

  • -

Method

  • SLUMS

Related names

  • Pan; Panel; PANEL.SURVEY.MTLHLTH; Panl; Pnl; Point in time; Random; SLUMS; Survey; SURVEY.MTLHLTH

Index terms

  • Pan
  • Panel
  • PANEL.SURVEY.MTLHLTH
  • Panl
  • Pnl
  • Point in time
  • Random
  • SLUMS
  • St. Louis University mental status examination
  • Survey
  • SURVEY.MTLHLTH