FHIR R4 Symptoms Implementation Guide
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FHIR R4 Symptoms Implementation Guide, published by HL7 International / Clinical Interoperability Council. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 1.0.0-ballot built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/HL7/fhir-symptoms-ig/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

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: Midgrade

component

code: Exacerbating factors - Reported

value: Exercises

component

code: Alleviating factors - Reported

value: Resting state

component

code: Condition frequency - Reported

value: Frequent

component

code: Speed of condition onset

value: Sudden onset