Person with cancer—basis of diagnostic investigation, code N
Data Element Attributes
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Data Element |
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Short name: | Basis of diagnostic investigation |
METEOR identifier: | 431369 |
Registration status: | Health, Standard 08/05/2014 |
Definition: | The basis of diagnostic investigation of a person with cancer at the time of first presentation, as represented by a code. |
Data Element Concept: | Person with cancer—basis of diagnostic investigation |
Value Domain: | Basis of diagnostic investigation code N |
Data element attributes | |
Collection and usage attributes | |
Guide for use: | Record the basis of diagnostic investigations for a person with cancer at the time of first presentation to a clinician for investigations. Outline whether the patient was symptomatic, and if the patient was asymptomatic, record the event that first initiated the process of investigations leading to diagnosis. |
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Collection methods: | This information should be sought from the patient's medical record. |
Comments: | This information is used in clinical and population health research. |
Source and reference attributes | |
Submitting organisation: | Cancer Australia |
Reference documents: | Stedman TL 2006. Stedman's Medical Dictionary. 28th edition. Maryland: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners 2009. Guidelines for preventive activities in general practice (7th edition). South Melbourne: The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners |
Relational attributes | |
Implementation in Data Set Specifications: | Lung cancer (clinical) DSS Health, Superseded 14/05/2015 Lung cancer (clinical) NBPDS Health, Standard 14/05/2015 |
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