The type of the medical article, taken from the US NLM MeSH publication type catalog. See also [MeSH documentation](http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/pubtypes.html).

The algorithm or rules to follow to compute the score.

The condition, complication, etc. influenced by this factor.

A modifiable or non-modifiable risk factor included in the calculation, e.g. age, coexisting condition.

The condition, complication, or symptom whose risk is being estimated.

The type of procedure, for example Surgical, Noninvasive, or Percutaneous.

Typical preparation that a patient must undergo before having the procedure performed.

How the procedure is performed.

Typical or recommended followup care after the procedure is performed.

Specifics about the observational study design (enumerated).

Strength of the guideline's recommendation (e.g. 'class I').

The medical conditions, treatments, etc. that are the subject of the guideline.

Date on which this guideline's recommendation was made.

Source of the data used to formulate the guidance, e.g. RCT, consensus opinion, etc.

Strength of evidence of the data used to formulate the guideline (enumerated).

A medical study or trial related to this entity.

If applicable, a medical specialty in which this entity is relevant.

If applicable, the organization that officially recognizes this entity as part of its endorsed system of medicine.

The system of medicine that includes this MedicalEntity, for example 'evidence-based', 'homeopathic', 'chiropractic', etc.

A medical guideline related to this entity.

A medical code for the entity, taken from a controlled vocabulary or ontology such as ICD-9, DiseasesDB, MeSH, SNOMED-CT, RxNorm, etc.

A possible serious complication and/or serious side effect of this therapy. Serious adverse outcomes include those that are life-threatening; result in death, disability, or permanent damage; require hospitalization or prolong existing hospitalization; cause congenital anomalies or birth defects; or jeopardize the patient and may require medical or surgical intervention to prevent one of the outcomes in this definition.

A description of the procedure involved in setting up, using, and/or installing the device.

A description of the workup, testing, and other preparations required before implanting this device.