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MedicalGuideline

Defined in the health.schema.org extension. (This is an initial exploratory release.)
Canonical URL: http://schema.org/MedicalGuideline

Thing > MedicalEntity > MedicalGuideline

Any recommendation made by a standard society (e.g. ACC/AHA) or consensus statement that denotes how to diagnose and treat a particular condition. Note: this type should be used to tag the actual guideline recommendation; if the guideline recommendation occurs in a larger scholarly article, use MedicalScholarlyArticle to tag the overall article, not this type. Note also: the organization making the recommendation should be captured in the recognizingAuthority base property of MedicalEntity.

Usage: Between 10 and 100 domains

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Property	Expected Type	Description
Properties from MedicalGuideline
`evidenceLevel`	MedicalEvidenceLevel	Strength of evidence of the data used to formulate the guideline (enumerated).
`evidenceOrigin`	Text	Source of the data used to formulate the guidance, e.g. RCT, consensus opinion, etc.
`guidelineDate`	Date	Date on which this guideline's recommendation was made.
`guidelineSubject`	MedicalEntity	The medical conditions, treatments, etc. that are the subject of the guideline.
Properties from MedicalEntity
`belongsTo`	MedicalEntity	Specifying a resource to which another resource belongs. Typically here it's used to link a medicalRecord to the Patient where isPartOf can't be used'. e.g :MedicalRecord schema:belongsTo :Patient
`bodyPosition`	BodyPosition	Indicating a body position
`causalityStatus`	MedicalEntity	Causality score or ranking following a codified system (like HL7 causalityExpectation) or not.
`code`	MedicalCode	A medical code for the entity, taken from a controlled vocabulary or ontology such as ICD-9, DiseasesDB, MeSH, SNOMED-CT, RxNorm, etc.
`confirmationStatus`	Text or EventStatusType	Specifying the confirmation status of something. eg: confirmed, suspected etc., as outcome of evaluation process
`dateTime`	DateTime	Specifying an instant of something. Typically derived from W3C Time Ontology this describes a point in time when an event or action occurs.
`encounterStatus`	Text or EventStatusType	specifying the status of medical encounter procedure.
`guideline`	MedicalGuideline	A medical guideline related to this entity.
`interval`	QuantitativeValue	Typically derived from W3C Time Ontology this describes a time interval when an event or action occurs.
`legalStatus`	DrugLegalStatus or MedicalEnumeration or Text or EventStatusType	The drug or supplement's legal status, including any controlled substance schedules that apply.
`medicalDepartment`	MedicalDepartment	Specifying the medical department where a procedure or a care event is taking place or attended by a patient.
`medicalScore`	MedicalScore	Specifying a medical score resource
`medicineSystem`	MedicineSystem	The system of medicine that includes this MedicalEntity, for example 'evidence-based', 'homeopathic', 'chiropractic', etc.
`observable`	MedicalObservable	Specifying a medical observable of a patient or a medical entity
`physiologicalRole`	PhysiologicalEntity	Specifying any physiological role of something
`playsRole`	MedicalEntity	Specifying the role played by an agent
`possibleCause`	MedicalEntity	Specifying a possible cause of something
`rankOrder`	QualitativeValue or Number	The rank order number of something. Typically used together with 'numerator' and 'denominator'. eg. refill number 4 out of 10.
`recognizingAuthority`	Organization	If applicable, the organization that officially recognizes this entity as part of its endorsed system of medicine.
`relevantSpecialty`	MedicalSpecialty	If applicable, a medical specialty in which this entity is relevant.
`severity`	Severity	Specifying a severity evaluation of a disease: typically by classification resource or ranking scale: mild, moderate, severe, life threatening or fatal
`study`	MedicalStudy	A medical study or trial related to this entity.
`totalValue`	Number	Total number of something.
Properties from Thing
`additionalType`	URL	An additional type for the item, typically used for adding more specific types from external vocabularies in microdata syntax. This is a relationship between something and a class that the thing is in. In RDFa syntax, it is better to use the native RDFa syntax - the 'typeof' attribute - for multiple types. Schema.org tools may have only weaker understanding of extra types, in particular those defined externally.
`alternateName`	Text	An alias for the item.
`description`	Text	A short description of the item.
`image`	URL or ImageObject	An image of the item. This can be a URL or a fully described ImageObject.
`mainEntityOfPage`	URL or CreativeWork	Indicates a page (or other CreativeWork) for which this thing is the main entity being described. See background notes for details. Inverse property: mainEntity.
`name`	Text	The name of the item.
`potentialAction`	Action	Indicates a potential Action, which describes an idealized action in which this thing would play an 'object' role.
`sameAs`	URL	URL of a reference Web page that unambiguously indicates the item's identity. E.g. the URL of the item's Wikipedia page, Freebase page, or official website.
`url`	URL	URL of the item.

Instances of MedicalGuideline may appear as values for the following properties

Property	On Types	Description
`guideline`	MedicalEntity	A medical guideline related to this entity.

More specific Types

Examples

Without Markup Microdata RDFa JSON-LD

<h1>Guidelines</h1>
<ul>
  <li>Recommendation: NewvoDrug is indicated for initial treatment of cardiac
  failure for all adult patients. (Strong recommendation;
  Class I, based on multiple randomized clinical trials)</li>
  <li>Contraindication: cardiac failure should never be treated with
  appendectomy in adults. (Class III, standard of care)</li>
</ul>

<h1>Guidelines</h1>
<ul>
  <li>Recommendation:
  <span itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/MedicalGuidelineRecommendation">
    <span itemprop="subject" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Drug">
      <span itemprop="name">NewvoDrug</span>
    </span>
    is indicated for initial treatment of
    <span itemprop="subject" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/MedicalCondition">
      <span itemprop="name">cardiac failure</span>
    </span>
    for all adult patients.
    (<span itemprop="recommendationStrength">Strong recommendation</span>;
    <a itemprop="evidenceLevel" href="http://schema.org/EvidenceLevelA">Class I</a>,
    based on
    <span itemprop="evidenceOrigin">multiple randomized clinical trials</span>)
  </span>
  </li>
  <li>Contraindication:
  <span itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/MedicalGuidelineContraindication">
    <span itemprop="subject" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/MedicalCondition">
      <span itemprop="name">cardiac failure</span></span> should never
    be treated with
    <span itemprop="subject" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/TherapeuticProcedure">
      <span itemprop="name">appendectomy</span></span> in adults.
    (Class III, <a itemprop="evidenceLevel" href="http://schema.org/EvidenceLevelC"/>
    <span itemprop="evidenceOrigin">standard of care</span></a>)
  </span></li>
</ul>

<h1>Guidelines</h1>
<ul>
  <li>Recommendation:
  <span  typeof="MedicalGuidelineRecommendation">
    <span property="subject"  typeof="Drug">
      <span property="name">NewvoDrug</span>
    </span>
    is indicated for initial treatment of
    <span property="subject"  typeof="MedicalCondition">
      <span property="name">cardiac failure</span>
    </span>
    for all adult patients.
    (<span property="recommendationStrength">Strong recommendation</span>;
    <a property="evidenceLevel" href="http://schema.org/EvidenceLevelA">
      Class I</a>,
    based on
    <span property="evidenceOrigin">multiple randomized clinical trials</span>)
  </span>
  </li>
  <li>Contraindication:
  <span  typeof="MedicalGuidelineContraindication">
    <span property="subject"  typeof="MedicalCondition">
      <span property="name">cardiac failure</span></span> should never
    be treated with
    <span property="subject"  typeof="TherapeuticProcedure">
      <span property="name">appendectomy</span></span> in adults.
    (Class III, <a property="evidenceLevel" href="http://schema.org/EvidenceLevelC"/>
    <span property="evidenceOrigin">standard of care</span></a>)
  </span></li>
</ul>

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    {
      "@type": "MedicalGuidelineRecommendation",
      "evidenceLevel": "http://schema.org/EvidenceLevelA",
      "evidenceOrigin": "multiple randomized clinical trials",
      "recommendationStrength": "Strong recommendation",
      "subject": [
        {
          "@type": "Drug",
          "name": "NewvoDrug"
        },
        {
          "@type": "MedicalCondition",
          "name": "cardiac failure"
        }
      ]
    },
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      "@type": "MedicalGuidelineContraindication",
      "evidenceLevel": "http://schema.org/EvidenceLevelC",
      "evidenceOrigin": "standard of care",
      "subject": [
        {
          "@type": "MedicalCondition",
          "name": "cardiac failure"
        },
        {
          "@type": "TherapeuticProcedure",
          "name": "appendectomy"
        }
      ]
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Without Markup Microdata RDFa JSON-LD

<h1>New guidelines for metformin and diabetes mellitus</h1>
<p>Dr. John Smith
<br>Medical University
<br>2012-03-24</p>
<p><b>Abstract:</b>
We review clinical evidence related to the use of metformin for
treatment of type-2 diabetes mellitus and provide new clinical guideline
recommendations.</p>
<p><b>MeSH subject headings:</b> Metformin; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2</p>
...
<h3>Guidelines</h3>
Recommendation: we recommend monotherapy with metformin as an initial
pharmacologic therapy to treat most patients with type 2 diabetes
(Grade: strong recommendation; high-quality evidence).

<div itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/MedicalScholarlyArticle">
  <link itemprop="audience" href="http://schema.org/Clinician"/>
  <meta itemprop="publicationType" content="Meta-Analysis"/>
  <h1><span itemprop="name">New guidelines for metformin and
      diabetes mellitus</span></h1>
  <p><span itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Person">
    <span itemprop="name">Dr. John Smith</span>
    <br><span itemprop="affiliation">Medical University</span>
  </span>
  <br><span itemprop="datePublished">2012-03-24</span></p>
  <p><b>Abstract:</b>
  <span itemprop="description">We review clinical evidence related to the use of metformin for
  treatment of type-2 diabetes mellitus and provide new clinical guideline
  recommendations.</span></p>
  <p><b>MeSH subject headings:</b>
  <span itemprop="about" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Drug">
    <span itemprop="name">Metformin</span>
    <span itemprop="code" itemscope
          itemtype="http://schema.org/MedicalCode"
          itemid="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D02.078.370.141.450">
      <!-- Note: use of itemid is not mandatory, but recommended when an
           external enumeration is available -->
      <meta itemprop="code" content="D02.078.370.141.450"/>
      <meta itemprop="codingSystem" content="MeSH"/>
    </span>
  </span>;
  <span itemprop="about" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/MedicalCondition">
    <span itemprop="name">Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2</span>
    <span itemprop="code" itemscope
          itemtype="http://schema.org/MedicalCode"
          itemid="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/C18.452.394.750.149">
      <!-- Note: use of itemid is not mandatory, but recommended when an
           external enumeration is available -->
      <meta itemprop="code" content="C18.452.394.750.149"/>
      <meta itemprop="codingSystem" content="MeSH"/>
    </span>
  </span></p>
  ...
  <h3>Guidelines</h3>
  <span itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/MedicalGuidelineRecommendation">
    Recommendation: we recommend monotherapy with
    <span itemprop="subject">metformin</span> as an initial pharmacologic therapy
    to treat most patients with <span itemprop="subject">type 2 diabetes</span>
    (Grade: <span itemprop="recommendationStrength">strong recommendation</span>;
    <a itemprop="evidenceLevel" href="http://schema.org/EvidenceLevelA">high-quality
      evidence</a>).
  </span>
</div>

<div vocab="http://schema.org/" typeof="MedicalScholarlyArticle">
  <link property="audience" href="http://schema.org/Clinician"/>
  <meta property="publicationType" content="Meta-Analysis"/>
  <h1><span property="name">New guidelines for metformin and
      diabetes mellitus</span></h1>
  <p><span property="author"  typeof="Person">
    <span property="name">Dr. John Smith</span>
    <br><span property="affiliation">Medical University</span>
  </span>
  <br><span property="datePublished">2012-03-24</span></p>
  <p><b>Abstract:</b>
  <span property="description">We review clinical evidence related to the use of metformin for
  treatment of type-2 diabetes mellitus and provide new clinical guideline
  recommendations.</span></p>
  <p><b>MeSH subject headings:</b>
  <span property="about"  typeof="Drug">
    <span property="name">Metformin</span>
    <span property="code"  typeof="MedicalCode"
          resource="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D02.078.370.141.450">
      <!-- Note: use of itemid is not mandatory, but recommended when an
           external enumeration is available -->
      <meta property="code" content="D02.078.370.141.450"/>
      <meta property="codingSystem" content="MeSH"/>
    </span>
  </span>;
  <span property="about"  typeof="MedicalCondition">
    <span property="name">Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2</span>
    <span property="code"  typeof="MedicalCode"
          resource="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/C18.452.394.750.149">
      <!-- Note: use of itemid is not mandatory, but recommended when an
           external enumeration is available -->
      <meta property="code" content="C18.452.394.750.149"/>
      <meta property="codingSystem" content="MeSH"/>
    </span>
  </span>
  </p>
  ...
  <h3>Guidelines</h3>
  <span  typeof="MedicalGuidelineRecommendation">
    Recommendation: we recommend monotherapy with
    <span property="subject">metformin</span> as an initial pharmacologic therapy
    to treat most patients with <span property="subject">type 2 diabetes</span>
    (Grade: <span property="recommendationStrength">strong recommendation</span>;
    <a property="evidenceLevel" href="http://schema.org/EvidenceLevelA">high-quality
      evidence</a>).
  </span>
</div>

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