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 DIAGNOSISClinical 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:

  • History of drug dependency

  • Family history: Myocardial infarction

  • 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