FHIR R4 Symptoms Implementation Guide
1.0.0 - STU 1 International flag

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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: Moderate (severity modifier) (qualifier value)

component

code: Exacerbating factors - Reported

value: Exercises (regime/therapy)

component

code: Alleviating factors - Reported

value: Resting state (finding)

component

code: Condition frequency - Reported

value: Frequent (qualifier value)

component

code: Speed of condition onset

value: Sudden onset (qualifier value)