Person—lipid-lowering therapy status, code NN

Identifying and definitional attributes
Metadata item type:	Data Element
Short name:	Lipid-lowering therapy status
METEOR identifier:	285159
Registration status:	Health, Standard 04/06/2004
Definition:	The person's lipid-lowering therapy status, as represented by a code.
Data Element Concept:	Person—lipid-lowering therapy status

Value domain attributes

Representation class:

Code

Data type:

Number

Format:

Maximum character length:

Permissible values:

Value	Meaning
10	Given
21	Not given - patient refusal
22	Not given - true allergy to lipid lowering therapy
23	Not given - previous myopathy
24	Not given - hepatic dysfunction
25	Not given - other

Supplementary values:

Value	Meaning
90	Not stated/inadequately described

Guide for use:

CODES 21 - 25 Not given

If recording `Not given', record the principal reason if more than one code applies.

Submitting organisation:

Acute coronary syndrome working group

Steward:

Related metadata references:

Implementation in Data Set Specifications:

DSS specific attributes +
*DSS specific information:* For Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) reporting, can be collected at any time point during the management of the current event (i.e. at the time of triage, at times during the admission, or at the time of discharge).

DSS specific attributes +
*DSS specific information:* For Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) reporting, can be collected at any time point during the management of the current event (i.e. at the time of triage, at times during the admission, or at the time of discharge).