Type of Milk Consumed in the Past 30 Days — Patient Questionnaire
A dietary screening questionnaire about the kinds of milk or milk alternatives you consumed during the previous 30 days.
["This questionnaire helps identify your usual milk choices and supports an assessment of your calcium, vitamin D, lactose, and saturated-fat intake."]
Key facts at a glance
- LOINC
- 61451-1
- Short code
- Kind of milk drink in the past 30D PhenX
- Synonyms
- Kind of milk drink in the past 30D PhenX
- Category
- liver
- Sample
- serum
- Container
- Red-top tube (SST)
- Units
- N/A
- Ref low
- 10
- Ref high
- 40
- Critical range
- 20 N/A – 400 N/A
- Fasting
- false
- Population
- adult
- Sex
- all
- Age range
- 18–65 years
- Method
- phenx
- CPT
- 84484
- SNOMED
- 302774002
- Specimen volume
- 5 mL
- Stability
- Room temperature: 4h, Refrigerated: 24h, Frozen: 7d
- Hemolysis max
- 500
- Lipemia max
- 1000
- Icterus max
- 500
- TAT
- 4–24 hours
- Order
- routine
What is this test?
This is a patient-reported dietary screening question about the kinds of milk you drank during the past 30 days. It may include choices such as whole, reduced-fat, skim, flavored, lactose-free, or plant-based milk.
Why might I need this test?
Your answers may help a clinician or dietitian understand your dairy intake and calcium and vitamin D intake, as well as your exposure to lactose and saturated fat. This information can support nutrition counseling and help assess whether dietary changes may be appropriate.
How is the test performed?
You complete a short questionnaire by recalling the milk and milk-alternative products you consumed during the previous 30 days and selecting the types and amounts that best fit your intake. No blood sample or laboratory analysis is required for this question.
How do I prepare for the test?
Think back over the past 30 days and consider the milk you drank regularly and occasionally, including milk used in coffee or cereal. Follow the form's instructions for reporting frequency and portions, and mention milk supplements if they are included in the questionnaire.
Reference range
Adult: 10-40 U/LN/A
No special preparation required. Avoid fatty meals before the test if possible.
Clinical interpretation
How abnormal results are interpreted and what conditions they suggest.
This questionnaire does not produce laboratory values that are classified as normal or abnormal. Your responses describe a dietary pattern and may help identify relatively high or low intake of calcium, vitamin D, saturated fat, or lactose, but the results are limited by what you remember and report.
Short name
Type of milk consumed
Frequently asked questions
Is this a blood test?
Should I include plant-based milk?
What if I did not drink any milk?
Sources
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