MedicalSign
Any physical manifestation of a person's medical condition discoverable by objective diagnostic tests or physical examination.
Extends: MedicalSignOrSymptom
Properties
| Property | Expected Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| identifyingExam | PhysicalExam | A physical examination that can identify this sign. |
| identifyingTest | MedicalTest | A diagnostic test that can identify this sign. |
[MedicalSignOrSymptom](https://schema.org.ai/MedicalSignOrSymptom) Properties
| Property | Expected Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| possibleTreatment | MedicalTherapy | A possible treatment to address this condition, sign or symptom. |
[MedicalCondition](https://schema.org.ai/MedicalCondition) Properties
| Property | Expected Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| associatedAnatomy | AnatomicalSystem, SuperficialAnatomy, AnatomicalStructure | The anatomy of the underlying organ system or structures associated with this entity. |
| differentialDiagnosis | DDxElement | One of a set of differential diagnoses for the condition. Specifically, a closely-related or competing diagnosis typically considered later in the cognitive process whereby this medical condition i... |
| drug | Drug | Specifying a drug or medicine used in a medication procedure. |
| epidemiology | Text | The characteristics of associated patients, such as age, gender, race etc. |
| expectedPrognosis | Text | The likely outcome in either the short term or long term of the medical condition. |
| naturalProgression | Text | The expected progression of the condition if it is not treated and allowed to progress naturally. |
| pathophysiology | Text | Changes in the normal mechanical, physical, and biochemical functions that are associated with this activity or condition. |
| possibleComplication | Text | A possible unexpected and unfavorable evolution of a medical condition. Complications may include worsening of the signs or symptoms of the disease, extension of the condition to other organ system... |
| primaryPrevention | MedicalTherapy | A preventative therapy used to prevent an initial occurrence of the medical condition, such as vaccination. |
| riskFactor | MedicalRiskFactor | A modifiable or non-modifiable factor that increases the risk of a patient contracting this condition, e.g. age, coexisting condition. |
| secondaryPrevention | MedicalTherapy | A preventative therapy used to prevent reoccurrence of the medical condition after an initial episode of the condition. |
| signOrSymptom | MedicalSignOrSymptom | A sign or symptom of this condition. Signs are objective or physically observable manifestations of the medical condition while symptoms are the subjective experience of the medical condition. |
| stage | MedicalConditionStage | The stage of the condition, if applicable. |
| status | EventStatusType, MedicalStudyStatus, Text | The status of the study (enumerated). |
| typicalTest | MedicalTest | A medical test typically performed given this condition. |
[MedicalEntity](https://schema.org.ai/MedicalEntity) Properties
| Property | Expected Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| code | MedicalCode | A medical code for the entity, taken from a controlled vocabulary or ontology such as ICD-9, DiseasesDB, MeSH, SNOMED-CT, RxNorm, etc. |
| funding | Grant | A Grant that directly or indirectly provide funding or sponsorship for this item. See also ownershipFundingInfo. |
| guideline | MedicalGuideline | A medical guideline related to this entity. |
| legalStatus | DrugLegalStatus, MedicalEnumeration, Text | The drug or supplement's legal status, including any controlled substance schedules that apply. |
| medicineSystem | MedicineSystem | The system of medicine that includes this MedicalEntity, for example 'evidence-based', 'homeopathic', 'chiropractic', etc. |
| recognizingAuthority | Organization | If applicable, the organization that officially recognizes this entity as part of its endorsed system of medicine. |
| relevantSpecialty | MedicalSpecialty | If applicable, a medical specialty in which this entity is relevant. |
| study | MedicalStudy | A medical study or trial related to this entity. |
[Thing](https://schema.org.ai/Thing) Properties
| Property | Expected Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| additionalType | Text, URL | An additional type for the item, typically used for adding more specific types from external vocabularies in microdata syntax. This is a relationship between something and a class that the thing is... |
| alternateName | Text | An alias for the item. |
| description | Text, TextObject | A description of the item. |
| disambiguatingDescription | Text | A sub property of description. A short description of the item used to disambiguate from other, similar items. Information from other properties (in particular, name) may be necessary for the descr... |
| identifier | URL, Text, PropertyValue | The identifier property represents any kind of identifier for any kind of Thing, such as ISBNs, GTIN codes, UUIDs etc. Schema.org provides dedicated properties for re... |
| image | ImageObject, URL | An image of the item. This can be a URL or a fully described ImageObject. |
| mainEntityOfPage | CreativeWork, URL | Indicates a page (or other CreativeWork) for which this thing is the main entity being described. See background notes for details. |
| name | Text | The name of the item. |
| potentialAction | Action | Indicates a potential Action, which describes an idealized action in which this thing would play an 'object' role. |
| sameAs | URL | URL of a reference Web page that unambiguously indicates the item's identity. E.g. the URL of the item's Wikipedia page, Wikidata entry, or official website. |
| subjectOf | Event, CreativeWork | A CreativeWork or Event about this Thing. |
| url | URL | URL of the item. |
Subtypes
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| VitalSign | Vital signs are measures of various physiological functions in order to assess the most basic body functions. |