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Observation-example.xml

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Example of QICore Observation (id = "observation-example")

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<Observation xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
  <id value="observation-example"/>
  <text><status value="generated"/><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p><b>Generated Narrative with Details</b></p><p><b>id</b>: observation-example</p><p><b>status</b>: final</p><p><b>code</b>: Hemoglobin [Mass/volume] in Venous blood <span>(Details : {LOINC code '30350-3' = 'Hemoglobin [Mass/volume] in Venous blood', given as
           'Hemoglobin [Mass/volume] in Venous blood'})</span></p><p><b>subject</b>: <a>Patient/example</a></p><p><b>effective</b>: 02/04/2013 10:30:10 AM --&gt; 05/04/2013 10:30:10 AM</p><p><b>issued</b>: 03/04/2013 3:30:10 PM</p><p><b>value</b>: 7.2 g/dl<span> (Details: http://unitsofmeasure.org code g/dL = '??')</span></p><p><b>interpretation</b>: Below low normal <span>(Details : {http://hl7.org/fhir/v2/0078 code 'L' = 'Low', given as 'Below low normal'})</span></p><p><b>bodySite</b>: Superficial forearm vein <span>(Details : {SNOMED CT code '308046002' = '308046002', given as 'Superficial forearm vein'})</span></p><p><b>method</b>: Injection to forearm <span>(Details : {SNOMED CT code '120220003' = '120220003', given as 'Injection to forearm'})</span></p></div></text><extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/observation-bodyPosition">
    <valueCodeableConcept>
      <coding>
        <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/>
        <code value="33586001"/>
        <display value="Sitting position (finding)"/>
      </coding>
    </valueCodeableConcept>
  </extension>
  <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/observation-delta">
    <valueCodeableConcept>
      <coding>
        <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/>
        <code value="1250004"/>
        <display value="Decreased (qualifier value)"/>
      </coding>
    </valueCodeableConcept>
  </extension>
  <status value="final"/>
  <code>
    <coding>
      <system value="http://loinc.org"/>
      <code value="30350-3"/>
      <display value="Hemoglobin [Mass/volume] in Venous blood"/>
    </coding>
  </code>
  <subject>
    <reference value="Patient/example"/>
  </subject>
  <effectivePeriod>
    <start value="2013-04-02T10:30:10+01:00"/>
    <end value="2013-04-05T10:30:10+01:00"/>
  </effectivePeriod>
  <issued value="2013-04-03T15:30:10+01:00"/>
  <valueQuantity>
    <value value="7.2"/>
    <unit value="g/dl"/>
    <system value="http://unitsofmeasure.org"/>
    <code value="g/dL"/>
  </valueQuantity>
  <interpretation>
    <coding>
      <system value="http://hl7.org/fhir/v2/0078"/>
      <code value="L"/>
      <display value="Below low normal"/>
    </coding>
  </interpretation>
  <bodySite>
    <coding>
      <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/>
      <code value="308046002"/>
      <display value="Superficial forearm vein"/>
    </coding>
  </bodySite>
  <method>
    <coding>
      <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/>
      <code value="120220003"/>
      <display value="Injection to forearm"/>
    </coding>
  </method>
</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.