Status: current, Sufficiently defined by necessary conditions definition status (core metadata concept). Date: 31-Jul 2018. Module: SNOMED CT core
Descriptions:
Outbound Relationships | Type | Target | Active | Characteristic | Refinability | Group | Values |
Peripheral venous insufficiency | Is a | Disorder of vein | true | Inferred relationship | Some | ||
Peripheral venous insufficiency | Finding site | Venous structure | false | Inferred relationship | Some | ||
Peripheral venous insufficiency | Is a | This concept is primitive because within clinical practice it is used in different contexts to refer to both arteries and veins of the periphery or exclusively of peripheral arteries and sometimes to describe just occlusive disease of the peripheral arteries. More detailed unambiguous concepts are available for these more specific interpretations. | false | Inferred relationship | Some | ||
Peripheral venous insufficiency | Finding site | Structure of peripheral vein (body structure) | true | Inferred relationship | Some | 1 | |
Peripheral venous insufficiency | Is a | Vascular insufficiency | true | Inferred relationship | Some |
This concept is not in any reference sets