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Extension: US Core Sex For Clinical Use

Official URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/us-core-sex-for-clinical-use Version: 6.0.0-preview
Active as of 2022-10-07 Computable Name: USCoreSexForClinicalUse

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This extension aligns with FHIR R5 sexForClinicalUse extension from which the following description is excerpted, “Sex for Clinical Use is a categorization of sex derived from observable information such as an organ inventory, recent hormone lab tests, genetic testing, menstrual status, obstetric history, etc. This property is intended for use in clinical decision making and indicates that treatment or diagnostic tests should consider best practices associated with the relevant reference population It describes the biological sex of an organism, which is most commonly determined based on anatomy and physiology or genetic (chromosome) analysis. It also optionally communicates the date when the sex was determined.” See the referenced extension for more information.

Context of Use

This extension may be used on the following element(s):

  • Element ID Patient

This page is new content for US Core Version 6.0.0

Usage info

Usage:

Formal Views of Extension Content

Description of Profiles, Differentials, Snapshots, and how the XML and JSON presentations work.

This structure is derived from Extension

Summary

Mandatory: 2 elements (1 nested mandatory element)
Fixed Value: 3 elements
Prohibited: 3 elements

This structure is derived from Extension

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraintsdoco
.. Extension 0..*ExtensionA context-specific sex for clinical use
... extension:value 1..1ExtensionA context-specific sex for clinical use
.... extension 0..0
.... url 1..1uri"value"
.... value[x] 1..1CodeableConceptValue of extension
Binding: US Core Sex for Clinical Use Codes (required): Sex for Clinical Use

... extension:period 0..1ExtensionWhen the sex for clinical use applies
.... extension 0..0
.... url 1..1uri"period"
.... value[x] 1..1PeriodValue of extension
... url 1..1uri"http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/us-core-sex-for-clinical-use"
... value[x] 0..0

doco Documentation for this format
NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraintsdoco
.. Extension 0..*ExtensionA context-specific sex for clinical use
... id 0..1stringUnique id for inter-element referencing
... Slices for extension 0..*ExtensionAdditional content defined by implementations
Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
... extension:value 1..1ExtensionA context-specific sex for clinical use
.... id 0..1stringUnique id for inter-element referencing
.... extension 0..0
.... url 1..1uri"value"
.... value[x] 1..1CodeableConceptValue of extension
Binding: US Core Sex for Clinical Use Codes (required): Sex for Clinical Use

... extension:period 0..1ExtensionWhen the sex for clinical use applies
.... id 0..1stringUnique id for inter-element referencing
.... extension 0..0
.... url 1..1uri"period"
.... value[x] 1..1PeriodValue of extension
... url 1..1uri"http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/us-core-sex-for-clinical-use"

doco Documentation for this format

This structure is derived from Extension

Summary

Mandatory: 2 elements (1 nested mandatory element)
Fixed Value: 3 elements
Prohibited: 3 elements

Differential View

This structure is derived from Extension

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraintsdoco
.. Extension 0..*ExtensionA context-specific sex for clinical use
... extension:value 1..1ExtensionA context-specific sex for clinical use
.... extension 0..0
.... url 1..1uri"value"
.... value[x] 1..1CodeableConceptValue of extension
Binding: US Core Sex for Clinical Use Codes (required): Sex for Clinical Use

... extension:period 0..1ExtensionWhen the sex for clinical use applies
.... extension 0..0
.... url 1..1uri"period"
.... value[x] 1..1PeriodValue of extension
... url 1..1uri"http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/us-core-sex-for-clinical-use"
... value[x] 0..0

doco Documentation for this format

Snapshot View

NameFlagsCard.TypeDescription & Constraintsdoco
.. Extension 0..*ExtensionA context-specific sex for clinical use
... id 0..1stringUnique id for inter-element referencing
... Slices for extension 0..*ExtensionAdditional content defined by implementations
Slice: Unordered, Open by value:url
... extension:value 1..1ExtensionA context-specific sex for clinical use
.... id 0..1stringUnique id for inter-element referencing
.... extension 0..0
.... url 1..1uri"value"
.... value[x] 1..1CodeableConceptValue of extension
Binding: US Core Sex for Clinical Use Codes (required): Sex for Clinical Use

... extension:period 0..1ExtensionWhen the sex for clinical use applies
.... id 0..1stringUnique id for inter-element referencing
.... extension 0..0
.... url 1..1uri"period"
.... value[x] 1..1PeriodValue of extension
... url 1..1uri"http://hl7.org/fhir/us/core/StructureDefinition/us-core-sex-for-clinical-use"

doco Documentation for this format

 

Other representations of profile: CSV, Excel, Schematron

Terminology Bindings

PathConformanceValueSet
Extension.extension:value.value[x]requiredUSCoreSexForClinicalUseCodes (a valid code from US Core Sex for Clinical Use)