Files > GMR ALLERGIES

name

GMR ALLERGIES

number

120.82

location

^GMRD(120.82,

description

Contains a listing of allergies from which user can select. Per VHA directive XXX, this file has been "locked down" by Data Standardization (DS). The file definition (i.e. data dictionary) shall not be modified. All additions, changes and deletions to entries in the file shall be done by Enterprise Reference Terminology (ERT) using the Master File Server (MFS), provided by Common Services (CS). Creating and/or editing locally defined fields in the file are not permitted. Use of locally defined fields that were created prior to VHA Directive XXX shall not be supported.

Fields

#	Name	Location	Type	Details	Index	Description
.01	name(+)	0;1	FREE TEXT		B	The name of the allergy/adverse reaction.
1	allergy type(+)	0;2	FREE TEXT		C	This field contains the type(s) for this allergy/adverse reaction . The user can enter the type(s) separated by commas, or the following codes: D=Drug, F=Food, O=Other. If codes are used, do not use commas to separate multiple codes. Examples of valid entries are: DRUG or DRUG, FOOD or D or DF or OTHER.
2	national allergy	0;3	SET OF CODES	1:NATIONAL ALLERGY		Indicates whether this allergy was distributed with the national release or is a locally added allergy.
3	synonym	3;0	MULTIPLE	120.823		A list of synonyms that can also be used to look up this allergy.
4	drug ingredients	ING;0	MULTIPLE	120.824		List of drug ingredients that comprise this particular allergy.
5	va drug classes	CLASS;0	MULTIPLE	120.8205		List of VA Drug classes that comprise this reactant.
99.98	master entry for vuid(+)	VUID;2	BOOLEAN	1:YES 0:NO		This field identifies the Master entry for a VUID associated with a Term/Concept.
99.99	vuid(+)	VUID;1	FREE TEXT		AVUID	VHA Unique ID (VUID). A unique meaningless integer assigned to reference terms VHA wide.
99.991	effective date/time	TERMSTATUS;0	MULTIPLE	120.8299		Describes the pair Status and Effective Date/Time for each reference term.