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# Clinical Finding Attributes Summary

<mark style="color:$danger;">**This Editorial Guide is used for Education Purposes Only. It is used in the Authoring Courses and Certifications. It is based on the January 2026 Editorial Guide.**</mark>

When authoring in this domain, these are the approved attributes and allowable ranges.

## Domain Information for Clinical Finding

| Property                      | Value                                         |
| ----------------------------- | --------------------------------------------- |
| Domain Constraint             | << 404684003 \| Clinical finding (finding) \| |
| Parent Domain                 | -                                             |
| Proximal Primitive Constraint | << 404684003 \| Clinical finding (finding) \| |
| Proximal Primitive Refinement | -                                             |

## Author View of Attributes and Ranges for Clinical Finding

<table><thead><tr><th width="221.0745849609375">Attribute</th><th width="89.32989501953125">Grouped</th><th width="103.4088134765625">Cardinality</th><th width="115.5823974609375">In Group Cardinality</th><th>Range Constraint</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>255234002 | After (attribute) |</td><td>1</td><td>0..*</td><td>0..1</td><td>&#x3C;&#x3C; 272379006 | Event (event) | OR &#x3C;&#x3C; 404684003 | Clinical finding (finding) | OR &#x3C;&#x3C; 71388002 | Procedure (procedure) |</td></tr><tr><td>116676008 | Associated morphology (attribute) |</td><td>1</td><td>0..*</td><td>0..1</td><td>&#x3C;&#x3C; 49755003 | Morphologically abnormal structure (morphologic abnormality) |</td></tr><tr><td>47429007 | Associated with (attribute) |</td><td>1</td><td>0..*</td><td>0..*</td><td>&#x3C;&#x3C; 105590001 | Substance (substance) | OR &#x3C;&#x3C; 260787004 | Physical object (physical object) | OR &#x3C;&#x3C; 272379006 | Event (event) | OR &#x3C;&#x3C; 404684003 | Clinical finding (finding) | OR &#x3C;&#x3C; 410607006 | Organism (organism) | OR &#x3C;&#x3C; 71388002 | Procedure (procedure) | OR &#x3C;&#x3C; 78621006 | Physical force (physical force) |</td></tr><tr><td>288556008 | Before (attribute) |</td><td>1</td><td>0..*</td><td>0..1</td><td>&#x3C;&#x3C; 71388002 | Procedure (procedure) |</td></tr><tr><td>246075003 | Causative agent (attribute) |</td><td>1</td><td>0..*</td><td>0..1</td><td>&#x3C;&#x3C; 105590001 | Substance (substance) | OR &#x3C;&#x3C; 260787004 | Physical object (physical object) | OR &#x3C;&#x3C; 373873005 | Pharmaceutical / biologic product (product) | OR &#x3C;&#x3C; 410607006 | Organism (organism) | OR &#x3C;&#x3C; 78621006 | Physical force (physical force) |</td></tr><tr><td>263502005 | Clinical course (attribute) |</td><td>1</td><td>0..*</td><td>0..1</td><td>&#x3C;&#x3C; 288524001 | Courses (qualifier value) |</td></tr><tr><td>42752001 | Due to (attribute) |</td><td>1</td><td>0..*</td><td>0..1</td><td>&#x3C;&#x3C; 272379006 | Event (event) | OR &#x3C;&#x3C; 404684003 | Clinical finding (finding) | OR &#x3C;&#x3C; 71388002 | Procedure (procedure) |</td></tr><tr><td>371881003 | During (attribute) |</td><td>1</td><td>0..*</td><td>0..1</td><td>&#x3C;&#x3C; 71388002 | Procedure (procedure) |</td></tr><tr><td>246456000 | Episodicity (attribute) |</td><td>1</td><td>0..*</td><td>0..1</td><td>&#x3C;&#x3C; 288526004 | Episodicities (qualifier value) |</td></tr><tr><td>419066007 | Finding informer (attribute) |</td><td>1</td><td>0..*</td><td>0..1</td><td>&#x3C;&#x3C; 419358007 | Subject of record or other provider of history (person) | OR &#x3C;&#x3C; 420158005 | Performer of method (person) | OR &#x3C;&#x3C; 444018008 | Person with characteristic related to subject of record (person) |</td></tr><tr><td>418775008 | Finding method (attribute) |</td><td>1</td><td>0..*</td><td>0..1</td><td>&#x3C;&#x3C; 71388002 | Procedure (procedure) |</td></tr><tr><td>363698007 | Finding site (attribute) |</td><td>1</td><td>0..*</td><td>0..1</td><td>&#x3C;&#x3C; 442083009 | Anatomical or acquired body structure (body structure) |</td></tr><tr><td>363713009 | Has interpretation (attribute) |</td><td>1</td><td>0..*</td><td>0..1</td><td>&#x3C;&#x3C; 260245000 | Finding value (qualifier value) | OR &#x3C;&#x3C; 263714004 | Colors (qualifier value) | OR &#x3C;&#x3C; 308916002 | Environment or geographical location (environment / location) |</td></tr><tr><td>719722006 | Has realization (attribute) |</td><td>1</td><td>0..*</td><td>0..1</td><td>&#x3C;&#x3C; 272379006 | Event (event) | OR &#x3C;&#x3C; 404684003 | Clinical finding (finding) | OR &#x3C;&#x3C; 71388002 | Procedure (procedure) | OR &#x3C;&#x3C; 719982003 | Process (qualifier value) |</td></tr><tr><td>363714003 | Interprets (attribute) |</td><td>1</td><td>0..*</td><td>0..1</td><td>&#x3C;&#x3C; 108252007 | Laboratory procedure (procedure) | OR &#x3C;&#x3C; 363787002 | Observable entity (observable entity) | OR &#x3C;&#x3C; 386053000 | Evaluation procedure (procedure) |</td></tr><tr><td>246454002 | Occurrence (attribute) |</td><td>1</td><td>0..*</td><td>0..1</td><td>&#x3C;&#x3C; 282032007 | Periods of life (qualifier value) |</td></tr><tr><td>370135005 | Pathological process (attribute) |</td><td>1</td><td>0..*</td><td>0..1</td><td>&#x3C;&#x3C; 1495041000004108 | Proliferation of neoplasm (qualifier value) | OR &#x3C;&#x3C; 308490002 | Pathological developmental process (qualifier value) | OR &#x3C;&#x3C; 441862004 | Infectious process (qualifier value) | OR &#x3C;&#x3C; 472963003 | Hypersensitivity process (qualifier value) | OR &#x3C;&#x3C; 769247005 | Abnormal immune process (qualifier value) |</td></tr><tr><td>246112005 | Severity (attribute) |</td><td>1</td><td>0..*</td><td>0..1</td><td>&#x3C;&#x3C; 272141005 | Severities (qualifier value) |</td></tr><tr><td>726633004 | Temporally related to (attribute) |</td><td>1</td><td>0..*</td><td>0..*</td><td>&#x3C;&#x3C; 404684003 | Clinical finding (finding) | OR &#x3C;&#x3C; 71388002 | Procedure (procedure) |</td></tr></tbody></table>

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