Kenya Emergency Care Implementation Guide
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Kenya Emergency Care Implementation Guide, published by Digital Health Agency (DHA), Kenya. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 0.1.0 built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/IntelliSOFT-Consulting/Kenya-Emergency-FHIR-IG/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

ValueSet: Emergency Diagnosis Staging Category Value Set

Official URL: https://fhir.dha.go.ke/ig/emergency/ValueSet/em-diagnosis-category Version: 0.1.0
Active as of 2026-08-07 Computable Name: EMDiagnosisCategoryVS

Permitted diagnostic stages for an emergency Condition instance.

References

Logical Definition (CLD)

 

Expansion

Expansion performed internally based on codesystem Emergency Diagnosis Staging Category v0.1.0 (CodeSystem)

This value set contains 5 concepts

SystemCodeDisplay (en)DefinitionJSONXML
https://fhir.dha.go.ke/ig/emergency/CodeSystem/em-diagnosis-category  chief-complaintChief complaintThe caller- or patient-reported reason for the emergency, captured before clinical assessment.
https://fhir.dha.go.ke/ig/emergency/CodeSystem/em-diagnosis-category  past-medical-historyPast medical/surgical historyA pre-existing comorbidity, past surgery, or ongoing medication-relevant condition captured during intake, distinct from a staged diagnosis of the current presentation.
https://fhir.dha.go.ke/ig/emergency/CodeSystem/em-diagnosis-category  working-diagnosisWorking diagnosisA single leading diagnosis suspected by the emergency team during assessment or treatment.
https://fhir.dha.go.ke/ig/emergency/CodeSystem/em-diagnosis-category  differential-diagnosisDifferential diagnosisOne of several diagnoses under active consideration during assessment or treatment.
https://fhir.dha.go.ke/ig/emergency/CodeSystem/em-diagnosis-category  discharge-diagnosisDischarge diagnosisThe diagnosis assigned when the emergency encounter or episode is closed.

Explanation of the columns that may appear on this page:

Level A few code lists that FHIR defines are hierarchical - each code is assigned a level. In this scheme, some codes are under other codes, and imply that the code they are under also applies
System The source of the definition of the code (when the value set draws in codes defined elsewhere)
Code The code (used as the code in the resource instance)
Display The display (used in the display element of a Coding). If there is no display, implementers should not simply display the code, but map the concept into their application
Definition An explanation of the meaning of the concept
Comments Additional notes about how to use the code