Release 4B

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4.4.1.214 Value Set http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/allergy-intolerance-category

Patient Care Work Group Maturity Level: 3Trial Use Use Context: Any

This is a value set defined by the FHIR project.

Summary

Defining URL:http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/allergy-intolerance-category
Version:4.3.0
Name:AllergyIntoleranceCategory
Title:AllergyIntoleranceCategory
Definition:

Category of an identified substance associated with allergies or intolerances.

Committee:Patient Care Work Group
OID:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.3.133 (for OID based terminology systems)
Source ResourceXML / JSON

This value set is used in the following places:

4.4.1.214.1 Content Logical Definition

 

4.4.1.214.2 Expansion

This expansion generated 28 May 2022

This value set contains 4 concepts

Expansion based on AllergyIntoleranceCategory v4.3.0 (CodeSystem)

All codes in this table are from the system http://hl7.org/fhir/allergy-intolerance-category

CodeDisplayDefinition
  foodFoodAny substance consumed to provide nutritional support for the body.
  medicationMedicationSubstances administered to achieve a physiological effect.
  environmentEnvironmentAny substances that are encountered in the environment, including any substance not already classified as food, medication, or biologic.
  biologicBiologicA 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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