TherapeuticProcedure
A medical procedure intended primarily for therapeutic purposes, aimed at improving a health condition.
Extends: MedicalProcedure
Properties
| Property | Expected Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| adverseOutcome | MedicalEntity | A possible complication and/or side effect of this therapy. If it is known that an adverse outcome is serious (resulting in death, disability, or permanent damage; requiring hospitalization; or oth... |
| doseSchedule | DoseSchedule | A dosing schedule for the drug for a given population, either observed, recommended, or maximum dose based on the type used. |
| drug | Drug | Specifying a drug or medicine used in a medication procedure. |
[MedicalProcedure](https://schema.org.ai/MedicalProcedure) Properties
| Property | Expected Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| bodyLocation | Text | Location in the body of the anatomical structure. |
| followup | Text | Typical or recommended followup care after the procedure is performed. |
| howPerformed | Text | How the procedure is performed. |
| preparation | MedicalEntity, Text | Typical preparation that a patient must undergo before having the procedure performed. |
| procedureType | MedicalProcedureType | The type of procedure, for example Surgical, Noninvasive, or Percutaneous. |
| status | EventStatusType, MedicalStudyStatus, Text | The status of the study (enumerated). |
[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 |
|---|---|
| MedicalTherapy | Any medical intervention designed to prevent, treat, and cure human diseases and medical conditions, including both curative and palliative therapies. Medical therapies are typically processes of c... |
| PsychologicalTreatment | A process of care relying upon counseling, dialogue and communication aimed at improving a mental health condition without use of drugs. |