Condition

Represents a clinical condition, diagnosis, or health problem identified for a patient.

Schema ID: https://vetformat.org/schemas/v1/condition.schema.json

Fields

Field	Type	Required	Description
resource_type	"Condition"	Yes	Fixed resource type identifier for this schema.
id	string	Yes	Unique identifier for the condition record. UUID recommended.
patient_id	string	Yes	Reference to the patient this condition belongs to.
encounter_id	string	No	Reference to the encounter during which this condition was diagnosed.
code	[code]	No
name	string	Yes	Human-readable name of the diagnosis or condition.
clinical_status	enum	Yes	The clinical status of the condition.
severity	enum	No	Subjective assessment of the condition severity.
onset_date	string (date)	No	Estimated or actual date when the condition first appeared.
abatement_date	string (date)	No	Date when the condition resolved or went into remission.
notes	string	No	Additional clinical notes about the condition.

clinical_status values

• active
• recurrence
• relapse
• inactive
• remission
• resolved

severity values

• mild
• moderate
• severe

Sub-objects

code object

Coded representation of the condition using a standardized veterinary terminology system.

Field	Type	Required	Description
system	enum	Yes	The coding system used.
value	string	Yes	The code value within the specified system.
display	string	Yes	Human-readable display text for the code.

code.system values

• icd-10-vet
• snomed-ct-vet
• internal
• other

Full Schema

{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://vetformat.org/schemas/v1/condition.schema.json",
  "title": "Condition",
  "description": "Represents a clinical condition, diagnosis, or health problem identified for a patient.",
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "resource_type",
    "id",
    "patient_id",
    "name",
    "clinical_status"
  ],
  "additionalProperties": true,
  "$defs": {
    "code": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Coded representation of the condition using a standardized veterinary terminology system.",
      "properties": {
        "system": {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": [
            "icd-10-vet",
            "snomed-ct-vet",
            "internal",
            "other"
          ],
          "description": "The coding system used.",
          "examples": [
            "icd-10-vet"
          ]
        },
        "value": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "The code value within the specified system.",
          "examples": [
            "K29.0"
          ]
        },
        "display": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Human-readable display text for the code.",
          "examples": [
            "Acute gastritis"
          ]
        }
      },
      "required": [
        "system",
        "value",
        "display"
      ],
      "additionalProperties": true
    }
  },
  "properties": {
    "resource_type": {
      "const": "Condition",
      "description": "Fixed resource type identifier for this schema.",
      "examples": [
        "Condition"
      ]
    },
    "id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Unique identifier for the condition record. UUID recommended.",
      "examples": [
        "cond-550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000"
      ]
    },
    "patient_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Reference to the patient this condition belongs to.",
      "examples": [
        "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000"
      ]
    },
    "encounter_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Reference to the encounter during which this condition was diagnosed.",
      "examples": [
        "a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890"
      ]
    },
    "code": {
      "$ref": "#/$defs/code"
    },
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Human-readable name of the diagnosis or condition.",
      "examples": [
        "Acute gastritis"
      ]
    },
    "clinical_status": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "active",
        "recurrence",
        "relapse",
        "inactive",
        "remission",
        "resolved"
      ],
      "description": "The clinical status of the condition.",
      "examples": [
        "active"
      ]
    },
    "severity": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "mild",
        "moderate",
        "severe"
      ],
      "description": "Subjective assessment of the condition severity.",
      "examples": [
        "moderate"
      ]
    },
    "onset_date": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date",
      "description": "Estimated or actual date when the condition first appeared.",
      "examples": [
        "2025-05-01"
      ]
    },
    "abatement_date": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date",
      "description": "Date when the condition resolved or went into remission.",
      "examples": [
        "2025-06-15"
      ]
    },
    "notes": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Additional clinical notes about the condition.",
      "examples": [
        "Likely caused by dietary indiscretion. Owner reports the dog ate garbage."
      ]
    }
  }
}