Vocabulary for RecommendAvoidMedicationTypeSnCT

 

Description:

Assigned OID:  the OID for the UK subset of SnomedCT, q.v.

Codes taken from the UK subset of SnomedCT representing a recommendation that a medication should NOT be administered to a patient.  If required, it may indicate the routes (e.g. intravenous) and/or the site(s) of administration (e.g. left arm) to be avoided.  If route and site information is absent, then medication administration is recommended to be avoided via all routes & sites

 

Legend:

A code of TBA indicates that the SnCT code is not yet available.

+ after a code indicates that descendants of the code shall be used.

  

 

Values:

Version:

01

Date:

07th Jan 2005

 

Level

Code

Description

Note

1  The nature of the administration to avoid. Choice of one of
2 225426007 administration of therapeutic substance (procedure) Shall be present. Use if route of administration not supplied
2 TBA recommend avoiding  (qualifier value) Shall be present.  A kind of context value for actions.
2 Zero to many sites at which medication administration is to be avoided. Each site will comprise:-
3 363704007 procedure site (attribute) Shall be present
3 91723000+ a descendant of anatomical structure (body structure) Shall be present: anatomical site at which medication is not to be administered. Note that many descendants of anatomical structure .are meaningless in the context of medication administration. Each code may include qualifiers (e.g. for laterality) if required
or
2 394898006+ a descendant of administration of treatment via specific route (procedure) Shall be present.  Use if route of administration supplied. Note that some descendants of administration of treatment via specific route .are meaningless in the context of medication administration.
2

TBA

 

recommend avoiding (qualifier value)

Shall be present. A kind of context value for actions.

2 Zero to many sites at which medication administration is to be avoided. Each site will comprise:-
3 363704007 procedure site (attribute) Shall be present
3 91723000+ a descendant of anatomical structure (body structure). Shall be present: anatomical site at which medication is not to be administered. Note that many descendants of anatomical structure .are meaningless in the context of medication administration. Each code may include qualifiers (e.g. for laterality) if required
1  End of choice
1  The status of the recommendation. Choice of one of:
2 TBA proposed (qualifier value) The  recommendation has been made.
or
2 385645004 accepted (qualifier value) The recommendation has been accepted.  It is intended to perform the recommended action (in this case to avoid giving the medication)..
or
2   rejected (qualifier value) The recommendation has been rejected by the person(s) to whom it was addressed. The recommended avoidance will not be performed.
or
2 89925002 cancelled (qualifier value) The recommendation has been withdrawn by its author. The recommended avoidance will not be performed.
1  End choice