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Simple Weight Example
@prefix fhir: <http://hl7.org/fhir/> .@prefix loinc: <http://loinc.org/owl#> .@prefix loinc: <https://loinc.org/rdf/> . @prefix owl: <http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#> . @prefix rdf: <http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#> . @prefix rdfs: <http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#> . @prefix sct: <http://snomed.info/id/> . @prefix xsd: <http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#> . # - resource -------------------------------------------------------------------<http://hl7.org/fhir/Observation/example> a fhir:Observation; fhir:nodeRole fhir:treeRoot; fhir:Resource.id [ fhir:value "example"]; fhir:DomainResource.text [ fhir:Narrative.status [ fhir:value "generated" ]; fhir:Narrative.div "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p><b>Generated Narrative with Details</b></p><p><b>id</b>: example</p><p><b>status</b>: final</p><p><b>category</b>: Vital Signs <span>(Details : {http://hl7.org/fhir/observation-category code 'vital-signs' = 'Vital Signs', given as 'Vital Signs'})</span></p><p><b>code</b>: Body Weight <span>(Details : {LOINC code '29463-7' = 'Body weight', given as 'Body Weight'}; {LOINC code '3141-9' = 'Body weight Measured', given as 'Body weight Measured'}; {SNOMED CT code '27113001' = 'Body weight', given as 'Body weight'}; {http://acme.org/devices/clinical-codes code 'body-weight' = 'body-weight', given as 'Body Weight'})</span></p><p><b>subject</b>: <a>Patient/example</a></p><p><b>context</b>: <a>Encounter/example</a></p><p><b>effective</b>: 28/03/2016</p><p><b>value</b>: 185 lbs<span> (Details: UCUM code [lb_av] = 'lb_av')</span></p></div>" ]; fhir:Observation.status [ fhir:value "final"]; fhir:Observation.category [ fhir:index 0; fhir:CodeableConcept.coding [ fhir:index 0; fhir:Coding.system [ fhir:value "http://hl7.org/fhir/observation-category" ]; fhir:Coding.code [ fhir:value "vital-signs" ]; fhir:Coding.display [ fhir:value "Vital Signs" ] ] ]; fhir:Observation.code [ fhir:CodeableConcept.coding [ fhir:index 0; a loinc:29463-7; fhir:Coding.system [ fhir:value "http://loinc.org" ]; fhir:Coding.code [ fhir:value "29463-7" ]; fhir:Coding.display [ fhir:value "Body Weight" ] ], [ fhir:index 1; a loinc:3141-9; fhir:Coding.system [ fhir:value "http://loinc.org" ]; fhir:Coding.code [ fhir:value "3141-9" ]; fhir:Coding.display [ fhir:value "Body weight Measured" ] ], [ fhir:index 2; a sct:27113001; fhir:Coding.system [ fhir:value "http://snomed.info/sct" ]; fhir:Coding.code [ fhir:value "27113001" ]; fhir:Coding.display [ fhir:value "Body weight" ] ], [ fhir:index 3; fhir:Coding.system [ fhir:value "http://acme.org/devices/clinical-codes" ]; fhir:Coding.code [ fhir:value "body-weight" ]; fhir:Coding.display [ fhir:value "Body Weight" ]# # This is an example of a simple weight measurement. # <http://hl7.org/fhir/Observation/example> a fhir:Observation ; fhir:nodeRole fhir:treeRoot ; fhir:id [ fhir:v "example"] ; # fhir:status [ fhir:v "final"] ; # the mandatory quality flags: fhir:category ( [ fhir:coding ( [ fhir:system [ fhir:v "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/observation-category"^^xsd:anyURI ; fhir:l <http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/observation-category> ] ; fhir:code [ fhir:v "vital-signs" ] ; fhir:display [ fhir:v "Vital Signs" ] ] ) ] [ fhir:coding ( [ a loinc:29463-7 ; fhir:system [ fhir:v "http://loinc.org"^^xsd:anyURI ; fhir:l <http://loinc.org> ] ; fhir:code [ fhir:v "29463-7" ] ; fhir:display [ fhir:v "Body Weight" ] # methodless LOINC \"interoperability category\" code ] ) ] ) ; # category code is A code that classifies the general type of observation being made. This is used for searching, sorting and display purposes. fhir:code [ fhir:coding ( [ a loinc:29463-7 ; fhir:system [ fhir:v "http://loinc.org"^^xsd:anyURI ; fhir:l <http://loinc.org> ] ; fhir:code [ fhir:v "29463-7" ] ; fhir:display [ fhir:v "Body weight" ] ] [ a sct:27113001 ; fhir:system [ fhir:v "http://snomed.info/sct"^^xsd:anyURI ; fhir:l <http://snomed.info/sct> ] ; fhir:code [ fhir:v "27113001" ] ; fhir:display [ fhir:v "Body weight" ] ] [ fhir:system [ fhir:v "http://acme.org/devices/clinical-codes"^^xsd:anyURI ; fhir:l <http://acme.org/devices/clinical-codes> ] ; fhir:code [ fhir:v "body-weight" ] ; fhir:display [ fhir:v "Body Weight" ] ] ) # LOINC - always recommended to have a LOINC code ] ; # # Observations are often coded in multiple code systems. # - LOINC provides codes of varying granularity (though not usefully more specific in this particular case) and more generic LOINCs can be mapped to more specific codes as shown here # - snomed provides a clinically relevant code that is usually less granular than LOINC # - the source system provides its own code, which may be less or more granular than LOINC # fhir:subject [ fhir:l <http://hl7.org/fhir/Patient/example> ; fhir:reference [ fhir:v "Patient/example" ] ] ; # fhir:encounter [ fhir:l <http://hl7.org/fhir/Encounter/example> ; fhir:reference [ fhir:v "Encounter/example" ] ] ; # fhir:effective [ a fhir:DateTime ; fhir:v "2016-03-28"^^xsd:date ] ; # fhir:value [ a fhir:Quantity ; fhir:value [ fhir:v "185"^^xsd:decimal ] ; fhir:unit [ fhir:v "lbs" ] ; fhir:system [ fhir:v "http://unitsofmeasure.org"^^xsd:anyURI ; fhir:l <http://unitsofmeasure.org> ] ; fhir:code [ fhir:v "[lb_av]" ] ] ; # In FHIR, units may be represented twice. Once in the # agreed human representation, and once in a coded form. # Both is best, since it's not always possible to infer # one from the other in code. # # When a computable unit is provided, UCUM (http://unitsofmeasure.org) # is always preferred, but it doesn't provide notional units (such as # "tablet"), etc. For these, something else is required (e.g. SNOMED CT) # fhir:component ( [ fhir:code [ fhir:coding ( [ a loinc:8361-8 ; fhir:system [ fhir:v "http://loinc.org"^^xsd:anyURI ; fhir:l <http://loinc.org> ] ; fhir:code [ fhir:v "8361-8" ] ; fhir:display [ fhir:v "Body position with respect to gravity" ] ] ) ] ; fhir:value [ a fhir:CodeableConcept ; fhir:coding ( [ a sct:10904000 ; fhir:system [ fhir:v "http://snomed.info/sct"^^xsd:anyURI ; fhir:l <http://snomed.info/sct> ] ; fhir:code [ fhir:v "10904000" ] ; fhir:display [ fhir:v "Standing position" ] ] ) ]]; fhir:Observation.subject [ fhir:link <http://hl7.org/fhir/Patient/example>; fhir:Reference.reference [ fhir:value "Patient/example" ] ]; fhir:Observation.context [ fhir:link <http://hl7.org/fhir/Encounter/example>; fhir:Reference.reference [ fhir:value "Encounter/example" ] ]; fhir:Observation.effectiveDateTime [ fhir:value "2016-03-28"^^xsd:date]; fhir:Observation.valueQuantity [ fhir:Quantity.value [ fhir:value "185"^^xsd:decimal ]; fhir:Quantity.unit [ fhir:value "lbs" ]; fhir:Quantity.system [ fhir:value "http://unitsofmeasure.org" ]; fhir:Quantity.code [ fhir:value "[lb_av]" ] ] .] ) . # <http://hl7.org/fhir/Patient/example> a fhir:Patient . <http://hl7.org/fhir/Encounter/example> a fhir:Encounter .# - ontology header ------------------------------------------------------------ <http://hl7.org/fhir/Observation/example.ttl> a owl:Ontology; owl:imports fhir:fhir.ttl; owl:versionIRI <http://hl7.org/fhir/STU3/Observation/example.ttl> .# -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Usage note: every effort has been made to ensure that the examples are correct and useful, but they are not a normative part of the specification.
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