| ARCHETYPE ID | openEHR-EHR-CLUSTER.etiology.v1 |
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| Concept | Etiology |
| Description | The underlying causes and etiology for a specific disease or abnormal condition. |
| Use | Use to record the underlying causes and etiology for a specific disease. To be used in Evaluation.Probleme_Diagnosis. |
| Misuse | Not to be used to record the reasons of an admission in hospital. Not to be used to record the direct causes of a trauma or an emergency case. |
| Purpose | To record the underlying causes and etiology for a specific disease that the patient has. |
| References | Burrows, W., G. Scarpelli, D., H. Robbins, J. and L. Robbins, S. (2019). Human disease. [online] Encyclopedia Britannica. Available at: https://www.britannica.com/science/human-disease/Classifications-of-diseases [Accessed 21 Nov. 2019]. |
| Copyright | © HiGHmed |
| Authors | Author name: Samer Alkarkoukly Organisation: Uniklinik Köln Email: Mabbouda@uni-koeln.de |
| Other Details Language | Author name: Samer Alkarkoukly Organisation: Uniklinik Köln Email: Mabbouda@uni-koeln.de |
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| Keywords | Etiology, Genesis, Underlying causes, Factors |
| Lifecycle | in_development |
| UID | ea83aa36-5f41-42ec-92a1-c231ebeee214 |
| Language used | en |
| Citeable Identifier | 1246.145.516 |
| Revision Number | 1.0.1-alpha |
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| The etiology of the disease | The etiology of the disease: Identifying the etiology of the disease or the abnormal condition. This could be another disease, an unhealthy behaviour, a gene, or any other root cause of the disease that the patient has. It is possible to repeat this element for a disease which has multiple causing factors. It is also preferable to code this element with a terminology database when possible. Examples of the inputs could be: alcoholism (for liver cirrhosis), diabetes (for chronic kidney disease), respiratory infection (for fever), or smoking (for lung cancer). Choice of:
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| New element | New element: **(en) |
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