Clinical Situation

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:

• 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.