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Real-world patient - bmi (id = "f201")
<Observation xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <id value="f201"/> <contained> <Observation> <id value="height"/> <code> <coding> <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> <code value="50373000"/> <display value="Body height measure"/> </coding> </code> <valueQuantity> <value value="182"/> <units value="centimeter"/> <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> <code value="258672001"/> </valueQuantity> <status value="final"/><!-- The observation is complete --> <reliability value="ok"/><!-- No reliability concerns --> </Observation> </contained> <contained> <Observation> <id value="weight"/> <code> <coding> <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> <code value="27113001"/> <display value="Body weight"/> </coding> </code> <valueQuantity> <value value="103.7"/> <units value="kilogram"/> <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> <code value="258683005"/> </valueQuantity> <status value="final"/><!-- The observation is complete --> <reliability value="ok"/><!-- No reliability concerns --> </Observation> </contained> <code> <!-- Kind of observation = BMI --> <coding> <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> <code value="60621009"/> <display value="Body mass index"/> </coding> <coding> <system value="http://loinc.org"/> <code value="39156-5"/> <display value="Body mass index (BMI) [Ratio]"/> </coding> <text value="BMI"/> </code> <valueQuantity><!-- BMI=31,31 --> <value value="31.31"/> </valueQuantity> <interpretation><!-- BMI of 31,31 is high --> <coding> <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> <code value="75540009"/> <display value="High"/> </coding> <coding> <system value="http://hl7.org/fhir/v2/0078"/> <code value="H"/> </coding> </interpretation> <issued value="2013-04-04T13:27:00+01:00"/><!-- BMI was measured on this April fourth --> <status value="final"/><!-- The observation is complete --> <reliability value="ok"/><!-- No reliability concerns --> <bodySiteCodeableConcept><!-- BMI applies to whole body --> <coding> <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> <code value="38266002"/> <display value="Entire body as a whole"/> </coding> </bodySiteCodeableConcept> <method><!-- BMI method is measurement as an action --> <coding> <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> <code value="122869004"/> <display value="Measurement procedure"/> </coding> </method> <!-- No identifier could be provided to this observation --> <subject><!-- It entails Roel's BMI --> <reference value="Patient/f201"/> <display value="Roel"/> </subject> <performer> <reference value="Practitioner/f201"/> </performer> <referenceRange><!-- BMI<20 indicates low BMI --> <high> <value value="20"/> </high> <meaning> <coding> <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> <code value="248342006"/> <display value="Underweight"/> </coding> </meaning> </referenceRange> <referenceRange><!-- 20<BMI<25 indicates normal BMI --> <low> <value value="20"/> </low> <high> <value value="25"/> </high> <meaning> <coding> <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> <code value="43664005"/> <display value="Normal weight"/> </coding> </meaning> </referenceRange> <referenceRange><!-- 25<BMI<30 indicates overweight --> <low> <value value="25"/> </low> <high> <value value="30"/> </high> <meaning> <coding> <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> <code value="238131007"/> <display value="Overweight"/> </coding> </meaning> </referenceRange> <referenceRange><!-- 30<BMI<40 indicates obesity --> <low> <value value="30"/> </low> <high> <value value="40"/> </high> <meaning> <coding> <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> <code value="414915002"/> <display value="Obese"/> </coding> </meaning> </referenceRange> <referenceRange><!-- BMI>40 indicates severe obesity --> <low> <value value="40"/> </low> <meaning> <coding> <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> <code value="238136002"/> <display value="Morbid obesity"/> </coding> </meaning> </referenceRange> <related> <type value="derived-from"/> <target> <reference value="#height"/> </target> </related> <related> <type value="derived-from"/> <target> <reference value="#weight"/> </target> </related> </Observation>
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.