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Example of observation (id = "example")

<Observation xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <identifier>
    <system>urn:ietf:rfc:3986</system>
    <id>187e0c12-8dd2-67e2-99b2-bf273c878281</id>
  </identifier>
  <type>
    <coding>
      <system>http://loinc.org</system>
      <code>55284-4</code>
      <display>Blood pressure systolic and diastolic</display>
    </coding>
  </type>
  <validDate>2012-09-17</validDate>
  <subject>
    <type>Patient</type>
    <id>a23</id>
  </subject>
  <performer>
    <type>Agent</type>
    <id>example</id>
  </performer>
  <interpretation>
    <coding>
      <system>http://hl7.org/v3/ObservationInterpretation</system>
      <code>N</code>
      <display>normal</display>
    </coding>
  </interpretation>
  <component>
    <type>
      <coding>
        <system>http://loinc.org</system>
        <code>8580-6</code>
        <display>Systolic blood pressure</display>
      </coding>
    </type>
    <valueQuantity>
      <value>107</value>
      <units>mm[Hg]</units>
    </valueQuantity>
  </component>
  <component>
    <type>
      <coding>
        <system>http://loinc.org</system>
        <code>8462-4</code>
        <display>Diastolic blood pressure</display>
      </coding>
    </type>
    <valueQuantity>
      <value>65</value>
      <units>mm[Hg]</units>
    </valueQuantity>
  </component>
  <text>
    <status>generated</status>
    <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Sept 17, 2012: Blood pressure 107/65 (normal)</div>
  </text>
</Observation>