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| Orders and Observations Work Group | Maturity Level : N/A | Standards Status : Informative | Compartments : Device , Encounter , Patient , Practitioner , RelatedPerson |
Raw JSON ( canonical form + also see JSON Format Specification )
An example to demonstrate using the bodyPosition and delta extensions
{
"resourceType": "Observation",
"id": "map-sitting",
"text": {
"status": "generated",
"div": "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p><b>Generated Narrative with Details</b></p><p><b>id</b>: map-sitting</p><p><b>status</b>: final</p><p><b>category</b>: Laboratory <span>(Details : {http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/observation-category code 'laboratory' = 'Laboratory', given as 'Laboratory'})</span></p><p><b>code</b>: Mean blood pressure <span>(Details : {LOINC code '8478-0' = 'Mean blood pressure', given as 'Mean blood pressure'})</span></p><p><b>subject</b>: <a>Patient/example</a></p><p><b>encounter</b>: <a>Encounter/example</a></p><p><b>effective</b>: 02/04/2018 10:30:10 AM --> 05/04/2018 10:30:10 AM</p><p><b>issued</b>: 03/04/2018 3:30:10 PM</p><p><b>value</b>: 60 mm Hg<span> (Details: UCUM code mm[Hg] = 'mmHg')</span></p><p><b>interpretation</b>: Below low normal <span>(Details : {http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0078 code 'L' = 'Low', given as 'Low'})</span></p></div>"
"div": "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p><b>Generated Narrative with Details</b></p><p><b>id</b>: map-sitting</p><p><b>status</b>: final</p><p><b>category</b>: Laboratory <span>(Details : {http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/observation-category code 'laboratory' = 'Laboratory', given as 'Laboratory'})</span></p><p><b>code</b>: Mean blood pressure <span>(Details : {LOINC code '8478-0' = 'Mean blood pressure', given as 'Mean blood pressure'})</span></p><p><b>subject</b>: <a>Patient/example</a></p><p><b>encounter</b>: <a>Encounter/example</a></p><p><b>effective</b>: 2 Apr. 2018, 10:30:10 am --> 5 Apr. 2018, 10:30:10 am</p><p><b>issued</b>: 3 Apr. 2018, 3:30:10 pm</p><p><b>value</b>: 60 mm Hg<span> (Details: UCUM code mm[Hg] = 'mmHg')</span></p><p><b>interpretation</b>: Below low normal <span>(Details : {http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0078 code 'L' = 'Low', given as 'Low'})</span></p></div>"
},
"extension": [
{
"url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/observation-bodyPosition",
"valueCodeableConcept": {
"coding": [
{
"system": "http://snomed.info/sct",
"code": "33586001",
"display": "Sitting position (finding)"
}
]
}
},
{
"url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/observation-delta",
"valueCodeableConcept": {
"coding": [
{
"system": "http://snomed.info/sct",
"code": "1250004",
"display": "Decreased (qualifier value)"
}
]
}
}
],
"status": "final",
"category": [
{
"coding": [
{
"system": "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/observation-category",
"code": "laboratory",
"display": "Laboratory"
}
]
}
],
"code": {
"coding": [
{
"system": "http://loinc.org",
"code": "8478-0",
"display": "Mean blood pressure"
}
]
},
"subject": {
"reference": "Patient/example"
},
"encounter": {
"reference": "Encounter/example"
},
"effectivePeriod": {
"start": "2018-04-02T10:30:10+01:00",
"end": "2018-04-05T10:30:10+01:00"
},
"issued": "2018-04-03T15:30:10+01:00",
"valueQuantity": {
"value": 60,
"unit": "mm Hg",
"system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org",
"code": "mm[Hg]"
},
"interpretation": [
{
"coding": [
{
"system": "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v2-0078",
"code": "L",
"display": "Low"
}
],
"text": "Below low normal"
}
]
}
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.