---
title: "POST /patients/{patientId}/problems"
method: POST
path: "/patients/{patientId}/problems"
tags: ["PatientProblems"]
---

# POST /patients/{patientId}/problems

`POST /patients/{patientId}/problems`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.clinicos.vet/backend/business`
- URL: `https://api.clinicos.vet/backend/business/patients/{patientId}/problems`
- Auth: HTTP bearer
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/clinicos/apis/pawthosx-business-api-v1/docs/patients/:patientId/problems/post.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

## Path parameters

- `patientId` string, required

## Request body

- CreatePatientProblemDto
  - `diagnosisTermId` string, nullable
  - `name` string
  - `bodySystem` string, nullable
  - `status` string, nullable
  - `confidence` string, nullable
  - `chronicity` string, nullable
  - `severity` string, nullable
  - `onsetDate` string, date-time, nullable
  - `resolvedDate` string, date-time, nullable
  - `notes` string, nullable
  - `sourceSoapNoteId` string, nullable

## Response `201`

Created

- PatientProblemDto
  - `id` string
  - `patientId` string
  - `diagnosisTermId` string, nullable: Soft reference to reference_data.diagnosis_terms; null for free-text problems.
  - `name` string: Snapshotted display name (coded term name at time of selection, or free text).
  - `bodySystem` string, nullable
  - `status` string
  - `confidence` string
  - `chronicity` string, nullable
  - `severity` string, nullable
  - `onsetDate` string, date-time, nullable
  - `resolvedDate` string, date-time, nullable
  - `notes` string, nullable
  - `sourceSoapNoteId` string, nullable
  - `createdById` string, nullable
  - `createdAt` string, date-time
  - `updatedAt` string, date-time

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/clinicos/apis/pawthosx-business-api-v1.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/clinicos/apis/pawthosx-business-api-v1/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/clinicos/apis/pawthosx-business-api-v1/revisions/099cf36186e0?raw)