A description of the postoperative procedures, care, and/or followups for this device.

A factor that indicates use of this therapy for treatment and/or prevention of a condition, symptom, etc. For therapies such as drugs, indications can include both officially-approved indications as well as off-label uses. These can be distinguished by using the ApprovedIndication subtype of MedicalIndication.

A contraindication for this therapy.

A possible complication and/or side effect of this therapy. If it is known that an adverse outcome is serious (resulting in death, disability, or permanent damage; requiring hospitalization; or otherwise life-threatening or requiring immediate medical attention), tag it as a seriousAdverseOutcome instead.

The substage, e.g. 'a' for Stage IIIa.

The stage represented as a number, e.g. 3.

A medical test typically performed given this condition.

A more specific type of the condition, where applicable, for example 'Type 1 Diabetes', 'Type 2 Diabetes', or 'Gestational Diabetes' for Diabetes.

The stage of the condition, if applicable.

A sign or symptom of this condition. Signs are objective or physically observable manifestations of the medical condition while symptoms are the subjective experience of the medical condition.

A preventative therapy used to prevent reoccurrence of the medical condition after an initial episode of the condition.

A modifiable or non-modifiable factor that increases the risk of a patient contracting this condition, e.g. age, coexisting condition.

A preventative therapy used to prevent an initial occurrence of the medical condition, such as vaccination.

A possible treatment to address this condition, sign or symptom.

A possible unexpected and unfavorable evolution of a medical condition. Complications may include worsening of the signs or symptoms of the disease, extension of the condition to other organ systems, etc.

Changes in the normal mechanical, physical, and biochemical functions that are associated with this activity or condition.

The expected progression of the condition if it is not treated and allowed to progress naturally.

The likely outcome in either the short term or long term of the medical condition.

The characteristics of associated patients, such as age, gender, race etc.

One of a set of differential diagnoses for the condition. Specifically, a closely-related or competing diagnosis typically considered later in the cognitive process whereby this medical condition is distinguished from others most likely responsible for a similar collection of signs and symptoms to reach the most parsimonious diagnosis or diagnoses in a patient.

The cause of a medical condition.

The anatomy of the underlying organ system or structures associated with this entity.

The coding system, e.g. 'ICD-10'.

A short textual code that uniquely identifies the value.