Use Case(s)

Pain is a common symptom in healthcare. Oftentimes, there are circumstances that makes the pain worse. The reference set contains things reported by patients that make the pain worse.

Artifact

Pain Exacerbating Factors Refset

Purpose of Refset

The reference set contains items that used to document what makes the pain worse. Resulting LOINC code 38209-3 "Pain exacerbating factors - Reported"

Examples of what to include

Activities, procedures, medications, anything that worsens pain.

Examples of what to exclude

Types of pain

Zero or one OR Zero or more

Zero or more

Editorial Guidelines

Concepts in this reference set can be obtained from medication, procedure, event, or finding.

Similar SOLOR Refsets (assemblages)

None found

Associated Value Sets