Table 1 Attribute extensions and use of unapproved attributes
From: Semantics in action: a guide for representing clinical data elements with SNOMED CT
Attribute | Type | Domain | Range | Definition | Example context and label | Example expression |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
28995006 |Treated with (attribute)| | New attribute approval |  < < 404684003 |Clinical finding (finding)| |  < < 71388002 |Procedure (procedure)| OR < < 105590001 |Substance (substance)| OR < < 373873005 |Pharmaceutical / biologic product (product)| | Attribute used to represent the situation when a symptom or disorder is treated by either a procedure, a drug, or a substance | Context: patient problem list Label: Hypotension maternelle traitée par éphédrine | 88887003 |Maternal hypotension syndrome (disorder)|: 28995006 |Treated with (attribute)|= 387358007 |Ephedrine (substance)| |
255234002 |After (attribute)| | Domain extension | added < < 71388002 |Procedure (procedure)| | No change | No change | Context: patient problem list Label: Implantation de prothèse mammaire après mastectomie | 302343007 |Insertion of prosthesis for breast (procedure)|: 255234002 |After (attribute)|= 172043006 |Simple mastectomy (procedure)| |
103373006 |With size (attribute)| | New attribute approval |  < < 260787004 |Physical object (physical object)| |  < < 255506008 |Dimensions (qualifier value)| OR # | Attribute used to represent the situation when an object is described using a numerical or adjectival descriptor concerning its size, such as large, 15G, etc | Context: list of equipment Label: Gilet ortho d'immobilisation perforé FORNI 3 | 1137681007 |Shoulder immobilizer (physical object)|: 103373006 |With size (attribute)|= #3 |