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This code system http://hl7.org/fhir/adverse-event-causality-assess defines the following codes:
Code
Display
Definition
Certain
Certain
i) Event or laboratory test abnormality, with plausible time relationship to drug intake ii) Cannot be explained by disease or other drugs iii) Response to withdrawal plausible (pharmacologically, pathologically) iv) Event definitive pharmacologically or phenomenologically (i.e. an objective and specific medical disorder or a recognized pharmacological phenomenon) v) Re-challenge satisfactory, if necessary
Probably-Likely
Probably/Likely
i) Event or laboratory test abnormality, with reasonable time relationship to drug intake ii) Unlikely to be attributed to disease or other drugs iii) Response to withdrawal clinically reasonable iv) Re-challenge not required
Possible
Possible
i) Event or laboratory test abnormality, with reasonable time relationship to drug intake ii) Could also be explained by disease or other drugs iii) Information on drug withdrawal may be lacking or unclear
Unlikely
Unlikely
i) Event or laboratory test abnormality, with a time to drug intake that makes a relationship improbable (but not impossible) ii) Disease or other drugs provide plausible explanations
Conditional-Classified
Conditional/Classified
i) Event or laboratory test abnormality ii) More data for proper assessment needed, or iii) Additional data under examination
Unassessable-Unclassifiable
Unassessable/Unclassifiable
i) Report suggesting an adverse reaction ii) Cannot be judged because information is insufficient or contradictory iii) Data cannot be supplemented or verified
Explanation of the columns that may appear on this page:
Lvl
A few code lists that FHIR defines are hierarchical - each code is assigned a level. See Code System for further information.
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). If the code is in italics, this indicates that the code is not selectable ('Abstract')
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