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Observation-example-f203-bicarbonate.xml

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Real-world patient - CO2 (id = "f203")

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<Observation xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="f203"/>
  <text><status value="generated"/><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p><b>Generated Narrative with Details</b></p><p><b>id</b>: f203</p><p><b>identifier</b>: 1304-03720-Bicarbonate</p><p><b>status</b>: final</p><p><b>code</b>: Bicarbonate [Moles/?volume] in Serum <span>(Details : {LOINC code '1963-8' = 'Bicarbonate [Moles/volume] in Serum', given as 'Bicarbonate
           [Moles/?volume] in Serum'}; {SNOMED CT code '365722008' = '365722008', given as 'Bicarbonate
           level'})</span></p><p><b>subject</b>: <a>Roel</a></p><p><b>issued</b>: 04/04/2013 2:34:00 PM</p><p><b>performer</b>: <a>Luigi Maas</a></p><p><b>value</b>: 28 mmol/L<span> (Details: SNOMED CT code 258813002 = '258813002')</span></p><p><b>interpretation</b>: Serum bicarbonate level normal <span>(Details : {SNOMED CT code '166698001' = '166698001', given as 'Serum bicarbonate level
           normal'}; {http://hl7.org/fhir/v2/0078 code 'N' = 'Normal)</span></p><p><b>method</b>: enzymatic method <span>(Details )</span></p><h3>ReferenceRanges</h3><table><tr><td>-</td><td><b>Low</b></td><td><b>High</b></td><td><b>Meaning</b></td></tr><tr><td>*</td><td>22</td><td>29</td><td>Normal Range <span>(Details : {http://hl7.org/fhir/referencerange-meaning code 'normal' = 'Normal Range',
               given as 'Normal Range'})</span></td></tr></table></div></text><identifier>
    <system value="https://intranet.aumc.nl/labvalues"/>
  <!--    Does not exist    -->
    <value value="1304-03720-Bicarbonate"/>
  </identifier>
<!--    Bicarbonate was measured on April fourth    -->
  <status value="final"/>
  <code>
  <!--    Kind of observation = Bicarbonate LOINC and SNOMED translations here - Note in the
     US the primary code will be LOINC per meaningful use.  Further SNOMED  has acceeded to
     LOINC being the primary coding system for vitals and anthropromorphic measures.  SNOMED
     is required in some countries such as the UK.   -->
    <coding>
      <system value="http://loinc.org"/>
      <code value="1963-8"/>
      <display value="Bicarbonate [Moles/?volume] in Serum"/>
    </coding>
    <coding>
      <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/>
      <code value="365722008"/>
      <display value="Bicarbonate level"/>
    </coding>
  </code>
  <subject>
    <reference value="Patient/f201"/>
    <display value="Roel"/>
  </subject>
  <issued value="2013-04-04T14:34:00+01:00"/>
  <performer>
    <reference value="Practitioner/f202"/>
    <display value="Luigi Maas"/>
  </performer>
  <valueQuantity>
  <!--    Bicarbonate=28mmol/L    -->
    <value value="28"/>
    <unit value="mmol/L"/>
    <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/>
    <code value="258813002"/>
  </valueQuantity>
  <interpretation>
    <coding>
      <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/>
      <code value="166698001"/>
      <display value="Serum bicarbonate level normal"/>
    </coding>
    <coding>
      <system value="http://hl7.org/fhir/v2/0078"/>
      <code value="N"/>
    </coding>
  </interpretation>
<!--    The observation is complete    -->
<!--    No reliability concerns    -->
  <method>
  <!--    Method was enzymatic method    -->
    <text value="enzymatic method"/>
  </method>
  <referenceRange>
  <!--    Healthy bicarbonate level ranges from 22mmol/L to 29mmol/L    -->
    <low>
      <value value="22"/>
    </low>
    <high>
      <value value="29"/>
    </high>
    <meaning>
      <coding>
        <system value="http://hl7.org/fhir/referencerange-meaning"/>
        <code value="normal"/>
        <display value="Normal Range"/>
      </coding>
    </meaning>
  </referenceRange>
</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.