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CodeSystem: Sex Parameter For Clinical Use

Official URL: http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/sex-parameter-for-clinical-use Version: 2.0.0
Active as of 2023-11-17 Responsible: Health Level Seven International Computable Name: SexParameterForClinicalUseCS
Other Identifiers: id: Uniform Resource Identifier (URI)#urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.2038

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A summary parameter that provides guidance on how a receiver should apply settings or reference ranges that are derived from observable information such as an organ inventory, recent hormone lab tests, genetic testing, menstrual status, obstetric history, etc..

This Code system is referenced in the content logical definition of the following value sets:

Properties

This code system defines the following properties for its concepts

CodeURITypeDescription
usage-notehttp://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/sex-parameter-for-clinical-use/property/usage-notestringUsage notes for the concept.

Concepts

This case-sensitive code system http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/sex-parameter-for-clinical-use defines the following codes:

CodeDisplayDefinition
female-typical Apply female-typical setting or reference rangeAvailable data indicates that diagnostics, analytics, and treatments should consider best practices associated with female reference populations.
male-typical Apply male-typical setting or reference rangeAvailable data indicates that diagnostics, analytics, and treatments should consider best practices associated with male reference populations.
specified Apply specified setting or reference rangeAvailable data indicates that diagnostics, analytics, and treatment best practices may be undefined or not aligned with sex-derived reference populations. Additional information may be available in the form of comments and/or observations. The terms "Other" or "Complex" may be considered synonyms of "Specified".

History

DateActionAuthorCustodianComment
2023-11-14reviseMarc DuteauTSMGAdd standard copyright and contact to internal content; up-476
2023-09-06reviseMarc DuteauTIUpdate the definition of specified in SfCU value set; up-452
2023-06-20createMarc DuteauTSMGMoving gender harmony terminology from extension IG into THO; up-432