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| Responsible Owner: Orders and Observations Work Group | Standards Status : Informative | Compartments : Device , Encounter , Group , Patient , Practitioner , RelatedPerson |
Raw JSON ( canonical form + also see JSON Format Specification )
Example of a 10 minute Apgar score with individual score as components
{
"resourceType" : "Observation",
"id" : "10minute-apgar-score",
"contained" : [{
"resourceType" : "Patient",
"id" : "newborn",
"identifier" : [{
"system" : "http://acmehealthcare/org/mrns",
"value" : "12345"
}],
"active" : true,
"name" : [{
"family" : "Chalmers",
"given" : ["Peter",
"James"]
}],
"gender" : "male",
"birthDate" : "2016-05-18",
"_birthDate" : {
"extension" : [{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-birthTime",
"valueDateTime" : "2016-05-18T10:28:45Z"
}]
}
}],
"status" : "final",
"category" : [{
"coding" : [{
"system" : "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/observation-category",
"code" : "survey",
"display" : "Survey"
}],
"text" : "Survey"
}],
"code" : {
"coding" : [{
"system" : "http://loinc.org",
"code" : "9271-8",
"display" : "10 minute Apgar Score"
},
{
"system" : "http://snomed.info/sct",
"code" : "169922007",
"display" : "Apgar at 10 minutes"
}],
"text" : "10 minute Apgar Score"
},
"subject" : {
"reference" : "#newborn"
},
"effectiveDateTime" : "2016-05-18T22:33:22Z",
"performer" : [{
"reference" : "Practitioner/example"
}],
"valueQuantity" : {
"value" : 10,
"system" : "http://unitsofmeasure.org",
"code" : "{score}"
},
"component" : [{
"code" : {
"coding" : [{
"system" : "http://loinc.org",
"code" : "32401-2",
"display" : "10 minute Apgar Color"
},
{
"system" : "http://snomed.info/sct",
"code" : "249227004",
"display" : "Apgar color score"
}],
"text" : "Apgar color score"
},
"valueCodeableConcept" : {
"coding" : [{
"extension" : [{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/itemWeight",
"valueDecimal" : 2
}],
"system" : "http://loinc.org",
"code" : "LA6724-4",
"display" : "Good color all over"
},
{
"system" : "http://acme.ped/apgarcolor",
"code" : "2"
}],
"text" : "2. Good color all over"
}
},
{
"code" : {
"coding" : [{
"system" : "http://loinc.org",
"code" : "32402-0",
"display" : "10 minute Apgar Heart Rate"
},
{
"system" : "http://snomed.info/sct",
"code" : "249223000",
"display" : "Apgar heart rate score"
}],
"text" : "Apgar respiratory effort score"
"text" : "Apgar heart rate score"
},
"valueCodeableConcept" : {
"coding" : [{
"extension" : [{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/itemWeight",
"valueDecimal" : 2
}],
"system" : "http://loinc.org",
"code" : "LA6718-6",
"display" : "At least 100 beats per minute"
},
{
"system" : "http://acme.ped/apgarheartrate",
"code" : "2"
}],
"text" : "2. At least 100 beats per minute"
}
},
{
"code" : {
"coding" : [{
"system" : "http://loinc.org",
"code" : "32404-6",
"display" : "10 minute Apgar Reflex Irritability"
},
{
"system" : "http://snomed.info/sct",
"code" : "249226008",
"display" : "Apgar response to stimulus score"
}],
"text" : "Apgar response to stimulus score"
},
"valueCodeableConcept" : {
"coding" : [{
"extension" : [{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/itemWeight",
"valueDecimal" : 2
}],
"system" : "http://loinc.org",
"code" : "LA6721-0",
"display" : "Grimace and pulling away, cough, or sneeze during suctioning"
},
{
"system" : "http://acme.ped/apgarreflexirritability",
"code" : "2"
}],
"text" : "2. Grimace and pulling away, cough, or sneeze during suctioning"
}
},
{
"code" : {
"coding" : [{
"system" : "http://loinc.org",
"code" : "32403-8",
"display" : "10 minute Apgar Muscle Tone"
},
{
"system" : "http://snomed.info/sct",
"code" : "249225007",
"display" : "Apgar muscle tone score"
}],
"text" : "Apgar muscle tone score"
},
"valueCodeableConcept" : {
"coding" : [{
"extension" : [{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/itemWeight",
"valueDecimal" : 2
}],
"system" : "http://loinc.org",
"code" : "LA6715-2",
"display" : "Active motion"
},
{
"system" : "http://acme.ped/apgarmuscletone",
"code" : "2"
}],
"text" : "2. Active motion"
}
},
{
"code" : {
"coding" : [{
"system" : "http://loinc.org",
"code" : "32405-3",
"display" : "10 minute Apgar Respiratory effort"
},
{
"system" : "http://snomed.info/sct",
"code" : "249224006",
"display" : "Apgar respiratory effort score"
}],
"text" : "Apgar respiratory effort score"
},
"valueCodeableConcept" : {
"coding" : [{
"extension" : [{
"url" : "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/itemWeight",
"valueDecimal" : 2
}],
"system" : "http://loinc.org",
"code" : "LA6727-7",
"display" : "Good, strong cry; normal rate and effort of breathing"
},
{
"system" : "http://acme.ped/apgarrespiratoryeffort",
"code" : "2"
}],
"text" : "2. Good, strong cry; normal rate and effort of breathing"
}
}]
}
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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