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Observationdefinition-example.xml

Example ObservationDefinition/example (XML)

Orders and Observations Work Group Maturity Level : N/A Standards Status : Informative Compartments : Not linked to any No defined compartments

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Example of observationdefinition (id = "example") 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>


  
  (Details : {LOINC code '15074-8' = 'Glucose [Moles/volume] in Blood', given as 'Glucose
           [Moles/volume] in Blood'}) 
    
       
       
       
    
   

<ObservationDefinition xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="example"/> 
  <text> <status value="generated"/> <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> <b> Generated Narrative: ObservationDefinition</b> <a name="example"> </a> </p> <div style="display: inline-block; background-color: #d9e0e7; padding: 6px; margin: 4px; border:
       1px solid #8da1b4; border-radius: 5px; line-height: 60%"><p style="margin-bottom: 0px">Resource ObservationDefinition &quot;example&quot; </p> </div> <p> <b> status</b> : active</p> <p> <b> category</b> : Laboratory <span style="background: LightGoldenRodYellow; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid khaki"> (<a href="http://terminology.hl7.org/5.1.0/CodeSystem-observation-category.html">Observation Category Codes</a> #laboratory)</span> </p> <p> <b> code</b> : Albumin/Protein.total in Serum or Plasma by Electrophoresis <span style="background: LightGoldenRodYellow; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid khaki"> (<a href="https://loinc.org/">LOINC</a> #13980-8)</span> </p> <p> <b> permittedDataType</b> : Quantity</p> <p> <b> multipleResultsAllowed</b> : false</p> <p> <b> method</b> : Total measurement <span style="background: LightGoldenRodYellow; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid khaki"> (<a href="https://browser.ihtsdotools.org/">SNOMED CT</a> #115341008)</span> </p> <p> <b> preferredReportName</b> : Serum albumin/​Protein total</p> <p> <b> permittedUnit</b> : % (Details: UCUM code % = '%', stated as '%')</p> <blockquote> <p> <b> qualifiedValue</b> </p> <p> <b> context</b> : Normal Range <span style="background: LightGoldenRodYellow; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid khaki"> (<a href="http://terminology.hl7.org/5.1.0/CodeSystem-referencerange-meaning.html">Observation Reference Range Meaning Codes</a> #normal)</span> </p> <p> <b> rangeCategory</b> : reference</p> <p> <b> range</b> : 50-?</p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p> <b> qualifiedValue</b> </p> <p> <b> context</b> : Normal Range <span style="background: LightGoldenRodYellow; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid khaki"> (<a href="http://terminology.hl7.org/5.1.0/CodeSystem-referencerange-meaning.html">Observation Reference Range Meaning Codes</a> #normal)</span> </p> <p> <b> rangeCategory</b> : critical</p> <p> <b> range</b> : ?-40</p> </blockquote> </div> </text> <status value="active"/>   
  <category>     <coding>       <system value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/observation-category"/>       <code value="laboratory"/>     </coding>   </category>   <code>     <coding>       <system value="http://loinc.org"/>       <code value="13980-8"/>       <display value="Albumin/Protein.total in Serum or Plasma by Electrophoresis"/>     </coding>   </code>   <permittedDataType value="Quantity"/>   <multipleResultsAllowed value="false"/>   <method>     <coding>       <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/>       <code value="115341008"/>       <display value="Total measurement"/>     </coding>   </method>   <preferredReportName value="Serum albumin/​Protein total"/>   <permittedUnit>     <system value="http://unitsofmeasure.org"/>     <code value="%"/>     <display value="%"/>   </permittedUnit>   <qualifiedValue>     <context>       <coding>         <system value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/referencerange-meaning"/>         <code value="normal"/>         <display value="Normal Range"/>       </coding>     </context>     <rangeCategory value="reference"/>     <range>       <low>         <value value="50"/>       </low>     </range>   </qualifiedValue>   <qualifiedValue>     <context>       <coding>         <system value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/referencerange-meaning"/>         <code value="normal"/>         <display value="Normal Range"/>       </coding>     </context>     <rangeCategory value="critical"/>     <range>       <high>         <value value="40"/>       </high>     </range>   </qualifiedValue> 


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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.