Cognition / Psychiatry
SLUMS Cognitive Screening
Automatic 30-point scoring, education-adjusted interpretation, and a printable clinical note.
Instrument notice: Use the current official Saint Louis University Mental Status examination and its administration instructions. This program is a scoring and documentation companion and does not reproduce the official test items.
Patient Information
Testing Context
Assessment Items
1. Orientation: Day
Correctly identifies the current day of the week.
/ 1
2. Orientation: Year
Correctly identifies the current year.
/ 1
3. Orientation: State
Correctly identifies the current state or geographic location.
/ 1
4. Mental Calculation
Use the official purchasing / change item. Score amount spent and amount remaining.
/ 3
5. Category Fluency (Animals)
Enter the number of animals named during the official timed interval.
0–4 = 0 · 5–9 = 1 · 10–14 = 2 · 15+ = 3
/ 3
6. Delayed Recall (5 words)
Number of the five earlier words recalled without cues.
/ 5
7. Backward Digit Span
Score the official backward digit sequences.
/ 2
8. Clock Drawing
Hour markers correct (2) and hand placement correct (2).
/ 4
9. Visual Recognition / Size
Target figure correct (1) and largest figure correct (1).
/ 2
10. Story Recall
Name/person (2), Occupation/work (2), Time/context (2), Location (2).
/ 8
Automatic Result
Total Score
0/30
Not yet interpreted
Enter item scores and select an education category.
Screening results are not diagnostic and may be affected by education, language, culture, sensory impairment, mood, delirium, medications, fatigue, or acute illness.
Clinical Observations
Impression and Plan
Generated Documentation
Complete the fields above and click Generate to build a documentation-ready note.
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