##  Cause of Death Pathway

**Cause of Death Pathway** is a profile of the [FHIR STU3 List](http://hl7.org/fhir/STU3/list.html) resource. It is used to convey the priority-based sequence of conditions contributing to the cause of death as determined by the death certifier. The first entry in the list is used to convey the final disease or condition resulting in death. The final entry in the list is used to convey the “underlying cause”, the disease or injury that initiated the events resulting in death. The intervening entries between the first and last entries are used to convey the sequence of conditions leading to death.

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### **UML Expression**

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### **Structure Definition**

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### **Element Bindings**
|Element Name|Binding Type|Binding Value|Fixed Value Code System|
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|orderedBy|Fixed Value|"priority"|list-order|
|source|Reference|VRDR Certifier||
|status|Fixed Value|"current"|list-status|

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### **Element Table**

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### **Instance Example**

**Example Values**

|Element Name|Element Value|
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|id|example-cause-of-death-pathway|
|profile|VRDR-Cause-of-Death-Pathway|
|status|current|
|mode|snapshot|
|source.reference|example-practitioner|
|orderedBy.code|priority|
|entry.reference|example-cause-of-death-condition|

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**Example XML Instance**
~~~~
<List>
  <id value="example-cause-of-death-pathway" />
  <meta>
    <profile value="http://hl7.org/fhir/us/vrdr/StructureDefinition/VRDR-Cause-of-Death-Pathway" />
  </meta>
  <status value="current" />
  <mode value="snapshot" />
  <source>
    <reference value="example-practitioner" />
  </source>
  <orderedBy>
    <coding>
      <code value="priority" />
    </coding>
  </orderedBy>
  <entry>
    <item>
      <reference value="example-cause-of-death-condition" />
    </item>
  </entry>
</List>