objectApplication field
Patient age, gender, height, and weight used to describe the case.
- Optional; omitted values remain unspecified.
ReferencePatient
Patient
Patient demographics
Describe the fictional person at the center of the case.
Format definition
Represent multiple fictional patients without ambiguous age units or demographic assumptions.
Portable format · Suite implementation support
Parameters
patients[].id
ID
Required
Stable target for observations, actions, medications, and devices.
patients[].name
string
Required
Fictional display name; distinct from identity.
patients[].demographics.age
{ value: nonnegative number, unit: days | months | years }
Optional; omitted means unspecified
Explicit unit supports neonatal and pediatric scenarios. Do not infer an exact date of birth from age.
patients[].demographics.gender
string
Optional; omitted means unspecified
Authored gender description as text.
patients[].demographics.pronouns
string
Optional; omitted means unspecified
Optional actor and communication guidance.
patients[].demographics.weight
{ value: positive number, unit: kg }
Optional; omitted means unspecified
Authored weight with a fixed explicit unit; used by expressions only if an operation expressly references it.
patients[].demographics.height
{ value: positive number, unit: cm }
Optional; omitted means unspecified
Authored height; no automatic ideal-body-weight or physiology calculation.
patients[].baselineFunction
string
Optional; omitted means unspecified
Usual mobility, communication, cognition, and support relevant to interpreting the case.
Behavior and validation
- All patient-targeted behavior requires patientId even in single-patient scenarios. Names may repeat; IDs may not.
- Do not derive symptoms, physiology, or actor behavior solely from a demographic attribute. Any such relationship must be authored and reviewed explicitly.
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Field reference
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numberApplication field
Patient age in years. Use the patient narrative to clarify a young infant's age when needed.
- Optional; omitted values remain unspecified.
numberApplication field
Patient weight, stored in kilograms. The editor can also display pounds.
- Optional; omitted values remain unspecified.
numberApplication field
Patient height, stored in centimeters. The editor can also display feet and inches.
- Optional; omitted values remain unspecified.
stringApplication field
The patient's authored gender description.
- Optional; omitted values remain unspecified.
stringApplication field
Preferred height display unit in the scenario editor; the measurement remains stored in centimeters.
Allowed values
- cm
- in
- ft-in
- Optional; omitted values remain unspecified.
stringApplication field
Preferred weight display unit in the scenario editor; the measurement remains stored in kilograms.
Allowed values
- kg
- lb
- Optional; omitted values remain unspecified.