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Example of a 2 minute Apgar score including the individual score components (id = "2minute-apgar-score")
<Observation xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <id value="2minute-apgar-score"/> <text><status value="generated"/><div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p><b>Generated Narrative with Details</b></p><p><b>id</b>: 2minute-apgar-score</p><p><b>status</b>: final</p><p><b>category</b>: Survey <span>(Details : {http://hl7.org/fhir/observation-category code 'survey' = 'Survey', given as 'Survey'})</span></p><p><b>code</b>: 2 minute Apgar Score <span>(Details : {LOINC code '9273-4' = '2 minute Apgar Score', given as '2 minute Apgar Score'})</span></p><p><b>subject</b>: <a>Patient/infant</a></p><p><b>effective</b>: 19/05/2016 8:33:22 AM</p><p><b>performer</b>: <a>Practitioner/example</a></p><p><b>value</b>: 5 {score}<span> (Details: UCUM code {score} = '{score}')</span></p><blockquote><p><b>component</b></p><p><b>code</b>: Apgar color score <span>(Details : {SNOMED CT code '249227004' = 'Apgar color score (observable entity)', given as 'Apgar color score'})</span></p><p><b>value</b>: 1. Good color in body with bluish hands or feet <span>(Details : {http://loinc.org/la code 'LA6723-6' = 'LA6723-6', given as 'Good color in body with bluish hands or feet'}; {http:/acme.ped/apgarcolor code '1' = '1)</span></p></blockquote><blockquote><p><b>component</b></p><p><b>code</b>: Apgar respiratory effort score <span>(Details : {SNOMED CT code '249223000' = 'Apgar heart rate score (observable entity)', given as 'Apgar heart rate score'})</span></p><p><b>value</b>: 1. Fewer than 100 beats per minute <span>(Details : {http://loinc.org/la code 'LA6720-2' = 'LA6720-2', given as 'Fewer than 100 beats per minute'}; {http:/acme.ped/apgarheartrate code '1' = '1)</span></p></blockquote><blockquote><p><b>component</b></p><p><b>code</b>: Apgar response to stimulus score <span>(Details : {SNOMED CT code '249226008' = 'Apgar response to stimulus score (observable entity)', given as 'Apgar response to stimulus score'})</span></p><p><b>value</b>: 1. Grimace during suctioning <span>(Details : {http://loinc.org/la code 'LA6721-0' = 'LA6721-0', given as 'Grimace during suctioning'}; {http:/acme.ped/apgarreflexirritability code '1' = '1)</span></p></blockquote><blockquote><p><b>component</b></p><p><b>code</b>: Apgar muscle tone score <span>(Details : {SNOMED CT code '249225007' = 'Apgar muscle tone score (observable entity)', given as 'Apgar muscle tone score'})</span></p><p><b>value</b>: 1. Some flexion of arms and legs <span>(Details : {http://loinc.org/la code 'LA6714-5' = 'LA6714-5', given as 'Some flexion of arms and legs'}; {http:/acme.ped/apgarmuscletone code '1' = '1)</span></p></blockquote><blockquote><p><b>component</b></p><p><b>code</b>: Apgar respiratory effort score <span>(Details : {SNOMED CT code '249224006' = 'Apgar respiratory effort score (observable entity)', given as 'Apgar respiratory effort score'})</span></p><p><b>value</b>: 1. Weak cry; may sound like whimpering, slow or irregular breathing <span>(Details : {http://loinc.org/la code 'LA6726-9' = 'LA6726-9', given as 'Weak cry; may sound like whimpering, slow or irregular breathing'}; {http:/acme.ped/apgarrespiratoryeffort code '1' = '1)</span></p></blockquote></div></text><status value="final"/> <category> <coding> <system value="http://hl7.org/fhir/observation-category"/> <code value="survey"/> <display value="Survey"/> </coding> <text value="Survey"/> </category> <code> <coding> <system value="http://loinc.org"/> <code value="9273-4"/> <display value="2 minute Apgar Score"/> </coding> <text value="2 minute Apgar Score"/> </code> <subject> <reference value="Patient/infant"/> </subject> <effectiveDateTime value="2016-05-18T22:33:22Z"/> <performer> <reference value="Practitioner/example"/> </performer> <valueQuantity> <value value="5"/> <system value="http://unitsofmeasure.org"/> <code value="{score}"/> </valueQuantity> <component> <code> <coding> <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> <code value="249227004"/> <display value="Apgar color score"/> </coding> <text value="Apgar color score"/> </code> <valueCodeableConcept> <coding> <!-- this extension maps a numeric score to the code this may already be known and unecessary --> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/iso21090-CO-value"> <valueDecimal value="1"/> </extension> <system value="http://loinc.org/la"/> <code value="LA6723-6"/> <display value="Good color in body with bluish hands or feet"/> </coding> <coding> <system value="http:/acme.ped/apgarcolor"/> <code value="1"/> </coding> <text value="1. Good color in body with bluish hands or feet"/> </valueCodeableConcept> </component> <component> <code> <coding> <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> <code value="249223000"/> <display value="Apgar heart rate score"/> </coding> <text value="Apgar respiratory effort score"/> </code> <valueCodeableConcept> <coding> <!-- this extension maps a numeric score to the code this may already be known and unecessary --> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/iso21090-CO-value"> <valueDecimal value="1"/> </extension> <system value="http://loinc.org/la"/> <code value="LA6720-2"/> <display value="Fewer than 100 beats per minute"/> </coding> <coding> <system value="http:/acme.ped/apgarheartrate"/> <code value="1"/> </coding> <text value="1. Fewer than 100 beats per minute"/> </valueCodeableConcept> </component> <component> <code> <coding> <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> <code value="249226008"/> <display value="Apgar response to stimulus score"/> </coding> <text value="Apgar response to stimulus score"/> </code> <valueCodeableConcept> <coding> <!-- this extension maps a numeric score to the code this may already be known and unecessary --> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/iso21090-CO-value"> <valueDecimal value="1"/> </extension> <system value="http://loinc.org/la"/> <code value="LA6721-0"/> <display value="Grimace during suctioning"/> </coding> <coding> <system value="http:/acme.ped/apgarreflexirritability"/> <code value="1"/> </coding> <text value="1. Grimace during suctioning"/> </valueCodeableConcept> </component> <component> <code> <coding> <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> <code value="249225007"/> <display value="Apgar muscle tone score"/> </coding> <text value="Apgar muscle tone score"/> </code> <valueCodeableConcept> <coding> <!-- this extension maps a numeric score to the code this may already be known and unecessary --> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/iso21090-CO-value"> <valueDecimal value="1"/> </extension> <system value="http://loinc.org/la"/> <code value="LA6714-5"/> <display value="Some flexion of arms and legs"/> </coding> <coding> <system value="http:/acme.ped/apgarmuscletone"/> <code value="1"/> </coding> <text value="1. Some flexion of arms and legs"/> </valueCodeableConcept> </component> <component> <code> <coding> <system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/> <code value="249224006"/> <display value="Apgar respiratory effort score"/> </coding> <text value="Apgar respiratory effort score"/> </code> <valueCodeableConcept> <coding> <!-- this extension maps a numeric score to the code this may already be known and unecessary --> <extension url="http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/iso21090-CO-value"> <valueDecimal value="1"/> </extension> <system value="http://loinc.org/la"/> <code value="LA6726-9"/> <display value="Weak cry; may sound like whimpering, slow or irregular breathing"/> </coding> <coding> <system value="http:/acme.ped/apgarrespiratoryeffort"/> <code value="1"/> </coding> <text value="1. Weak cry; may sound like whimpering, slow or irregular breathing"/> </valueCodeableConcept> </component> </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.