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Examples of the domain and range specified for the attributes|finding site|and|laterality|

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Attributes Used to Define Clinical Finding Concepts

Below is a list of some of the attributes used to define define |clinical finding| concepts, and a brief description of their meaning:

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|After| represents a sequence of events where a clinical finding occurs after another |clinical finding| or a  or |procedure| or |event|.

|Due to| relates a |clinical finding| directly to a cause such as another |clinical finding| or a |procedure|.

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Attributes Used to Define Procedure Concepts

Below is a list of some of the attributes used to define |procedure| concepts, and a brief description of their meaning:

|Procedure site| describes the body site acted on or affected by a procedure.

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|Direct substance| describes the |substance| or |pharmaceutical / biologic product| on which the procedure's method directly acts.

|Occurrence| refers to a specific period of life during which a procedure is undertaken.

|Priority| refers to the priority assigned to a procedure.

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|Revision status| specifies whether a procedure is primary or a revision.

|Route of administration| represents the route by which a procedure introduces a given substance into the body.

|Surgical approach| specifies the directional, relational or spatial access to the site of a surgical procedure.

|Using substance| describes the substance used to execute the action of a procedure, but it is not the substance on which the procedure's method directly acts.

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