Vocabulary for RecommendMedicationAdministrationTypeSnCT

 

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 be administered to a patient.  If required, it may indicate the route(s) (e.g. intravenous) and/or the site(s) of administration (e.g. left arm) to use. 

 

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 recommended administration. Choice of  one of:
2 225426007 administration of therapeutic substance (procedure) Shall be present. Use if route of administration information not supplied
2 TBA recommend (qualifier value) Shall be present.  A kind of context value for actions.
2 Zero to many sites at which medication administration is recommended. 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 may 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 (qualifier value)

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

2 Zero to many sites at which medication administration is recommended. 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 may 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 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, which should be related to the action being recommended when it is first recorded.
or
2 TBA rejected (qualifier value) The recommendation has been rejected by person(s) to whom it was addressed. The recommended action will not be performed.
or
2 89925002 cancelled (qualifier value) The recommendation has been withdrawn by its author. The recommended action will not be performed.
1  End of choice