Clinical Situation
A Clinical Situation represents a concept in which the clinical context is specified as part of the definition of the concept itself.
Description
A Clinical Situation is a qualified PATIENT DIAGNOSIS, Clinical Investigation or Patient Procedure.
A Clinical Situation represents a concept in which the clinical context is specified as part of the definition of the concept itself.
These include presence or absence of a condition, whether a Clinical Finding is current, in the past or relates to someone other than the subject of the record.
For example:
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History of drug dependency
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Family history: Myocardial infarction
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Medication review done by Pharmacist.
For further information on Clinical Situations, see the: SNOMED CT Fact Sheet: Structure of SNOMED CT.
Also Known As
This NHS business definition is also known by these names:
| Context | Alias |
|---|---|
| Index name | Situations |
| Plural | Clinical Situations |
| Short name | Situation |
Where Used
| Type | Link | How used |
|---|---|---|
| Data Element | CODED SITUATION (CLINICAL TERMINOLOGY) | references in description Clinical Situation |
| NHS Business Definition | Clinical Situation | references in description Clinical Situation |
| Data Element | SITUATION (SNOMED CT EXPRESSION) | references in description Clinical Situation |
| Attribute | SITUATION SCHEME IN USE | references in description Clinical Situation |
