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Definition

health condition observed by a healthcare actor

 

This is a concrete item and can be implemented directly

Term: observed condition; 
Synonym: observed health condition; 
Plural: observed conditions; 

Notes

NOTE 1 healthcare professionals and subjects of care are examples of healthcare actors that can perceive the observed aspect of a health state.

NOTE 2 An observed condition is a health issue and as such is a representation of aspect(s) of the health state.

Examples

EXAMPLES: A blood pressure, a swelling in the abdomen, tachycardia, body weight, lung infiltration on x-ray, a haemoglobin value, pale skin.

UML class diagram

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1 1 ◄ has been observed during 0..* 0..* reveals ► 1 0..* is observed as ► 0..* 1..* ◄ is not consistent with 0..* 1..* ◄ is consistent with 1..* 0..* has observed ► 0..* 1..* ◄ is based on health condition period: health related period during which a health condition has been observed health condition period working diagnosis: considered condition that one or more healthcare professionals have determined to be the most consistent with the currently known observed conditions working diagnosis excluded condition: considered condition that one or more healthcare professionals have determined not to be consistent with the known observed conditions excluded condition health state: physical and mental functions, body structure, personal factors, activity, participation and environmental aspects as the composite health of a subject of care health state healthcare investigation: healthcare activity element with the intention to clarify one or more health conditions of a subject of care healthcare investigation resultant condition: observed condition representing an output health state resultant condition considered condition: potential health condition considered by a healthcare actor on the basis of one or more observed conditions considered condition observed condition: health condition observed by a healthcare actor observed condition professionally assessed condition: observed condition assessed by a healthcare professional concerning the genesis, the course, the severity or the impact of the health state professionally assessed condition health condition: observed or potential observable aspects of the health state at a given time health condition healthcare actor: organization or person participating in healthcare healthcare actor
observed condition

Required associations

one or more healthcare actors has observed a number of observed conditions
exactly one health state is observed as a number of observed conditions
exactly one observed condition has been observed during exactly one health condition period

Optional associations

a number of considered conditions is based on one or more observed conditions
a number of healthcare investigations reveals a number of observed conditions
a number of excluded conditions is not consistent with one or more observed conditions
a number of working diagnoses is consistent with one or more observed conditions

Generalisations

            healthcare matter
        health issue
    health condition
observed condition

Specialisations

observed condition
    resultant condition
    professionally assessed condition
        working diagnosis

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The representation of a model conforming to the international standard ISO 13940 available through this site is provided by Oughtibridge Ltd.  It is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.  This work is based on a UML model prepared by Torbjørn Nystadnes of the Norwegian Directorate of Health, a subordinate agency of the Norwegian Ministry of Health and Care Services.