FHIR Extensions Pack
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Extension: Condition Disease Course

Official URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/condition-diseaseCourse Version: 5.3.0
Standards status: Trial-use Maturity Level: 2 Responsible: HL7 International / Patient Care Computable Name: ConditionDiseaseCourse
Other Identifiers: OID:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.5.1309

The clinical course of the disease (how the disease behaves over time), such as acute versus chronic.

Context of Use

This extension may be used on the following element(s)

Usage info

Usages:

  • This Extension is not used by any profiles in this Implementation Guide

You can also check for usages in the FHIR IG Statistics

Changes since version 5.2.0:

  • The resource metadata has changed (status)

    • Formal Views of Extension Content

    Description of Profiles, Differentials, Snapshots, and how the XML and JSON presentations work.

    This structure is derived from Extension

    Summary

    Simple Extension with the type CodeableConcept: The clinical course of the disease (how the disease behaves over time), such as acute versus chronic.

    Maturity: 2

    This structure is derived from Extension

    NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
    .. Extension 0..1 Extension The clinical course of the disease
    ... extension 0..0 Extension
    ... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/condition-diseaseCourse"
    ... value[x] 1..1 CodeableConcept Value of extension
    Binding: ConditionCourseCodes (example): Codes that describe the clinical course of the disease.

    doco Documentation for this format
    NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
    .. Extension 0..1 Extension The clinical course of the disease
    ... id 0..1 id Unique id for inter-element referencing
    ... extension 0..0 Extension
    Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
    ... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/condition-diseaseCourse"

    doco Documentation for this format

    This structure is derived from Extension

    Summary

    Simple Extension with the type CodeableConcept: The clinical course of the disease (how the disease behaves over time), such as acute versus chronic.

    Maturity: 2

    Differential View

    This structure is derived from Extension

    NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
    .. Extension 0..1 Extension The clinical course of the disease
    ... extension 0..0 Extension
    ... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/condition-diseaseCourse"
    ... value[x] 1..1 CodeableConcept Value of extension
    Binding: ConditionCourseCodes (example): Codes that describe the clinical course of the disease.

    doco Documentation for this format

    Snapshot View

    NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraints    Filter: Filtersdoco
    .. Extension 0..1 Extension The clinical course of the disease
    ... id 0..1 id Unique id for inter-element referencing
    ... extension 0..0 Extension
    Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
    ... url 1..1 uri "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/condition-diseaseCourse"

    doco Documentation for this format

     

    Other representations of profile: CSV, Excel, Schematron

    Terminology Bindings

    Path Status Usage ValueSet Version Source
    Extension.value[x] Base example Condition Course Codes 📦5.3.0 This IG

    Constraints

    Id Grade Path(s) Description Expression
    ele-1 error **ALL** elements All FHIR elements must have a @value or children hasValue() or (children().count() > id.count())
    ext-1 error **ALL** extensions Must have either extensions or value[x], not both extension.exists() != value.exists()

    R4B

    The extension is unchanged in R4B

    R4

    The extension is unchanged in R4

    R3

    The extension is unchanged in R3

    Search Parameters for this Extension

    (none found)