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4.3.1.53 Value Set http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/allergy-intolerance-category

This is a value set defined by the FHIR project.

Summary

Defining URL:

http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/allergy-intolerance-category

Name:

AllergyIntoleranceCategory

Definition:

Category of an identified substance.

Committee:

Patient Care

Work Group

OID:

2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.2.53 (for OID based terminology systems)

Source Resource

XML / JSON

This value set is used in the following places:

This value set is the designated 'entire code system' value set for AllergyIntoleranceCategory
AllergyIntolerance.category (Required)

4.3.1.53.1 Content Logical Definition

This value set includes codes from the following code systems:

Include all codes defined in http://hl7.org/fhir/allergy-intolerance-category

4.3.1.53.2 Expansion

This expansion generated 06 Dec 2016

This value set contains 4 concepts

Expansion based on http://hl7.org/fhir/allergy-intolerance-category version 1.8.0

All codes from system http://hl7.org/fhir/allergy-intolerance-category

Code	Display	Definition
food	Food	Any substance consumed to provide nutritional support for the body.
medication	Medication	Substances administered to achieve a physiological effect.
biologic	Biologic	A preparation that is synthesized from living organisms or their products, especially a human or animal protein, such as a hormone or antitoxin, that is used as a diagnostic, preventive, or therapeutic agent. Also called biological drug. Examples of biologic medications include: vaccines; allergenic extracts, which are used for both diagnosis and treatment (for example, allergy shots); gene therapies; cellular therapies. There are other biologic products, such as tissues, that are not typically associated with allergies.
environment	Environment	Any substances that are encountered in the environment, including any substance not already classified as food, medication, or biologic.

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Level

A few code lists that FHIR defines are hierarchical - each code is assigned a level. In this scheme, some codes are under other codes, and imply that the code they are under also applies

Source

The source of the definition of the code (when the value set draws in codes defined elsewhere)

Code

The code (used as the code in the resource instance)

Display

The display (used in the display element of a Coding). If there is no display, implementers should not simply display the code, but map the concept into their application

Definition

An explanation of the meaning of the concept

Comments

Additional notes about how to use the code