4.3.14.72 Code System http://hl7.org/fhir/allergy-intolerance-category

Patient Care

Work Group

Maturity Level: 3

Trial Use

Use Context: Any

This is a code system defined by the FHIR project.

Summary

Defining URL:

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

Version:

4.1.0

Name:

AllergyIntoleranceCategory

Title:

AllergyIntoleranceCategory

Definition:

Category of an identified substance associated with allergies or intolerances.

Committee:

Patient Care

Work Group

OID:

2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.134 (for OID based terminology systems)

Source Resource

XML / JSON

This Code system is used in the following value sets:

ValueSet: AllergyIntoleranceCategory (Category of an identified substance associated with allergies or intolerances.)

4.3.14.72.1 Content

4.3.14.72.2 AllergyIntoleranceCategory

Category of an identified substance associated with allergies or intolerances.

This code system http://hl7.org/fhir/allergy-intolerance-category defines the following codes:

Code	Display	Definition
food	Food	Any substance consumed to provide nutritional support for the body.
medication	Medication	Substances administered to achieve a physiological effect.
environment	Environment	Any substances that are encountered in the environment, including any substance not already classified as food, medication, or biologic.
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. 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, which are not typically associated with allergies.

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Source

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Code

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Display

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Definition

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Comments

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