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Codesystem-referencerange-meaning.json

Vocabulary Orders and Observations Work Group Maturity Level : N/A Ballot Standards Status : Informative

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Definition for Code System Observation Reference Range Meaning Codes ObservationReferenceRangeMeaningCodes 

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  "resourceType": "CodeSystem",
  "id": "referencerange-meaning",
  "meta": {
    "lastUpdated": "2019-10-24T11:53:00+11:00",
    "profile": [
      "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/shareablecodesystem"
    ]

  "resourceType" : "CodeSystem",
  "id" : "referencerange-meaning",
  "meta" : {
    "lastUpdated" : "2019-11-01T09:29:23.356+11:00",
    "profile" : ["http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/shareablecodesystem"]

  },
  "text": {
    "status": "generated",
    "div": "<div>!-- Snipped for Brevity --></div>"

  "text" : {
    "status" : "generated",
    "div" : "<div>!-- Snipped for Brevity --></div>"

  },
  "extension": [

  "extension" : [{
    "url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg",
    "valueCode" : "oo"
  }],
  "url" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/referencerange-meaning",
  "identifier" : [{
    "system" : "urn:ietf:rfc:3986",
    "value" : "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.4.1124"
  }],
  "version" : "4.0.1",
  "name" : "ObservationReferenceRangeMeaningCodes",
  "title" : "Observation Reference Range Meaning Codes",
  "status" : "draft",
  "experimental" : false,
  "publisher" : "FHIR Project team",
  "contact" : [{
    "telecom" : [{
      "system" : "url",
      "value" : "http://hl7.org/fhir"
    }]
  }],
  "description" : "This value set defines a set of codes that can be used to indicate the meaning/use of a reference range for a particular target population.",
  "caseSensitive" : true,
  "valueSet" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/referencerange-meaning",
  "hierarchyMeaning" : "is-a",
  "content" : "complete",
  "property" : [{
    "code" : "abstract",
    "description" : "True if an element is considered 'abstract' - in otherwords, the code is not for use as a real concept",
    "type" : "boolean"
  }],
  "concept" : [{
    "code" : "type",
    "display" : "Type",
    "definition" : "General types of reference range.",
    "property" : [{
      "code" : "abstract",
      "valueBoolean" : true
    }],
    "concept" : [{
      "code" : "normal",
      "display" : "Normal Range",
      "definition" : "Values expected for a normal member of the relevant control population being measured. Typically each results producer such as a laboratory has specific normal ranges and they are usually defined as within two standard deviations from the mean and account for 95.45% of this population."
    },

    {
      "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-ballot-status",
      "valueString": "Informative"

      "code" : "recommended",
      "display" : "Recommended Range",
      "definition" : "The range that is recommended by a relevant professional body."

    },
    {
      "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-fmm",
      "valueInteger": 5

      "code" : "treatment",
      "display" : "Treatment Range",
      "definition" : "The range at which treatment would/should be considered."

    },
    {
      "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/structuredefinition-wg",
      "valueCode": "oo"
    }
  ],
  "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/referencerange-meaning",
  "identifier": {
    "system": "urn:ietf:rfc:3986",
    "value": "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.385"

      "code" : "therapeutic",
      "display" : "Therapeutic Desired Level",
      "definition" : "The optimal range for best therapeutic outcomes.",
      "concept" : [{
        "code" : "pre",
        "display" : "Pre Therapeutic Desired Level",
        "definition" : "The optimal range for best therapeutic outcomes for a specimen taken immediately before administration."
      },
      {
        "code" : "post",
        "display" : "Post Therapeutic Desired Level",
        "definition" : "The optimal range for best therapeutic outcomes for a specimen taken immediately after administration."
      }]
    }]

  },
  "version": "3.0.2",
  "name": "Observation Reference Range Meaning Codes",
  "status": "draft",
  "experimental": true,
  "publisher": "FHIR Project team",
  "contact": [

  {
    "code" : "endocrine",
    "display" : "Endocrine",
    "definition" : "Endocrine related states that change the expected value.",
    "property" : [{
      "code" : "abstract",
      "valueBoolean" : true
    }],
    "concept" : [{
      "code" : "pre-puberty",
      "display" : "Pre-Puberty",
      "definition" : "An expected range in an individual prior to puberty."
    },

    {
      "telecom": [
        {
          "system": "url",
          "value": "http://hl7.org/fhir"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "description": "This value set defines a set of codes that can be used to indicate the meaning/use of a reference range for a particular target population.",
  "caseSensitive": true,
  "valueSet": "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/referencerange-meaning",
  "hierarchyMeaning": "is-a",
  "content": "complete",
  "property": [

      "code" : "follicular",
      "display" : "Follicular Stage",
      "definition" : "An expected range in an individual during the follicular stage of the cycle."
    },

    {
      "code": "abstract",
      "description": "True if an element is considered 'abstract' - that is the code is not for use as a real concept",
      "type": "boolean"
    }
  ],
  "concept": [

      "code" : "midcycle",
      "display" : "MidCycle",
      "definition" : "An expected range in an individual during the midcycle stage of the cycle."
    },

    {
      "code": "type",
      "display": "Type",
      "definition": "General types of reference range.",
      "property": [
        {
          "code": "abstract",
          "valueBoolean": true
        }
      ],
      "concept": [
        {
          "code": "normal",
          "display": "Normal Range",
          "definition": "Based on 95th percentile for the relevant control population."
        },
        {
          "code": "recommended",
          "display": "Recommended Range",
          "definition": "The range that is recommended by a relevant professional body."
        },
        {
          "code": "treatment",
          "display": "Treatment Range",
          "definition": "The range at which treatment would/should be considered."
        },
        {
          "code": "therapeutic",
          "display": "Therapeutic Desired Level",
          "definition": "The optimal range for best therapeutic outcomes.",
          "concept": [
            {
              "code": "pre",
              "display": "Pre Therapeutic Desired Level",
              "definition": "The optimal range for best therapeutic outcomes for a specimen taken immediately before administration."
            },
            {
              "code": "post",
              "display": "Post Therapeutic Desired Level",
              "definition": "The optimal range for best therapeutic outcomes for a specimen taken immediately after administration."
            }
          ]
        }
      ]

      "code" : "luteal",
      "display" : "Luteal",
      "definition" : "An expected range in an individual during the luteal stage of the cycle."

    },
    {
      "code": "endocrine",
      "display": "Endocrine",
      "definition": "Endocrine related states that change the expected value.",
      "property": [
        {
          "code": "abstract",
          "valueBoolean": true
        }
      ],
      "concept": [
        {
          "code": "pre-puberty",
          "display": "Pre-Puberty",
          "definition": "An expected range in an individual prior to puberty."
        },
        {
          "code": "follicular",
          "display": "Follicular Stage",
          "definition": "An expected range in an individual during the follicular stage of the cycle."
        },
        {
          "code": "midcycle",
          "display": "MidCycle",
          "definition": "An expected range in an individual during the follicular stage of the cycle."
        },
        {
          "code": "luteal",
          "display": "Luteal",
          "definition": "An expected range in an individual during the luteal stage of the cycle."
        },
        {
          "code": "postmeopausal",
          "display": "Post-Menopause",
          "definition": "An expected range in an individual post-menopause."
        }
      ]
    }
  ]

      "code" : "postmenopausal",
      "display" : "Post-Menopause",
      "definition" : "An expected range in an individual post-menopause."
    }]
  }]

}

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.