considered condition

potential health condition considered by a care actor based on one or more observed conditions

considered condition extends the class potential health condition

Table 1. Associations of considered condition
Source multiplicitySource classAssociationTarget classTarget multiplicity
1..*considered conditionbased onobserved condition1..*
0..*care professionalconsidersconsidered condition1..*
Figure 1. Class Diagram
Class Diagram of considered conditionGenerated diagram of focal class considered condition and related classes. possible future or current health condition described by a care actorpotential health condition 1..* 0..* considers person holding a care professional entitlementcare professional 1..* 1..* based on health condition observed by a care actorobserved condition potential health condition considered by a care actor based on one or more observed conditionsconsidered condition considered condition that one or more care professionals have determined not to be consistent with the known observed conditionsexcluded condition observed condition assessed by a care professionalprofessionally assessedcondition

Admitted terms considered health condition

Plural considered conditions

Note 1 A request for care normally includes a health condition or symptom observed by the subject of care and also a question about what the reason for that symptom might be. It is the potential health condition in this question (the health condition behind the symptom) that is called a considered condition.

Note 2 A referral within a continuity of care process is normally motivated by one or several observed conditions or professionally assessed conditions. However, the referral also normally includes a question that the care investigation is supposed to get an answer to. The question formulated as a potential condition is a considered condition.

Note 3 A considered condition remains considered until the associated observed conditions are changed or completed. Care investigation or care treatment can result in new observations that can verify or not verify the considered condition. When a considered condition is verified, it becomes an observed condition or professionally assessed condition that may be a working diagnosis. If a considered condition is discounted, it is transformed into an excluded condition.