STU 3 Candidate

This page is part of the FHIR Specification (v1.4.0: STU 3 Ballot 3). The current version which supercedes this version is 5.0.0. For a full list of available versions, see the Directory of published versions . Page versions: R4 R3 R2

4.31.11 Observation HL7 Extensions

Defines common extensions used with or related to the Observation resource

4.31.11.1 Content

Extensions:
observation-bodyPositionThe body position during the observation :

The position of the body when the observation was done, e.g. standing, sitting. To be used only when the body position in not precoordinated in the observation code.

observation-deltaQualitative change or trend in the measurement :

The qualitative change in the value relative to the previous measurement. Usually only recorded if the change is clinically significant.

observation-focal-subjectFocal Subject :

The focus of an observation when not the patient of record (i.e different from Observation.subject). For example, the focal subject may be a fetus, or a donor.