Type
Identified by
Text
A text box requiring a textual answer, maybe with an expand arrow to the right. See example
Thesaurus questions are clinically significant text questions that can be coded against a medical dictionary. They are displayed as a text box with an orange border. See example
Category
A set of option buttons, check boxes or a drop down list. See example
Number
A small text box requiring a numerical answer. See example
Date/time
A small text box requiring a date as an answer maybe with a drop down arrow to the right. See example
Multimedia
A paperclip icon or a magnifying glass icon if the question has already been answered. See example
Laboratory test
A small text box requiring a laboratory test result as an answer. See example
