FHIR R4 Symptoms Implementation Guide
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This page is part of the Symptoms Data Standards (v1.0.0-ballot: STU 1 Ballot 1) based on FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) R4. The current version which supersedes this version is 1.0.0. For a full list of available versions, see the Directory of published versions

Example Observation: ShortnessOfBreathSymptom

Page standards status: Informative

Language: en

Profile: Symptom Observation

Supporting info: Observation Symptom

Supporting info: Condition Type 2 diabetes mellitus

status: Final

category: Symptom

code: Symptom

subject: Jane Doe Female, DoB: 1965-01-01

effective: 2025-09-23 13:22:00+0200 --> 2025-09-23 13:27:00+0200

issued: 2025-09-15 13:28:17+0200

performer: Jane Doe Female, DoB: 1965-01-01

value: Dyspnea (finding)

note: By Reference(JaneDoe) @2025-09-15

For the last six weeks, I have been getting so winded when I have been walking up stairs.

bodySite: Lung structure

component

code: Severity of symptoms

value: Midgrade

component

code: Exacerbating factors - Reported

value: Exercises

component

code: Alleviating factors - Reported

value: Resting state

component

code: Condition frequency - Reported

value: Frequent

component

code: Speed of condition onset

value: Sudden onset