R4 Ballot #1 (Mixed Normative/Trial use)

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Observation-example-head-circumference.json

Orders and Observations Work GroupMaturity Level: N/ABallot Status: InformativeCompartments: Device, Encounter, Patient, Practitioner, RelatedPerson

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Simple Head Circumference Example

{
  "resourceType": "Observation",
  "id": "head-circumference",
  "meta": {
    "profile": [
      "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/vitalsigns"
    ]
  },
  "text": {
    "status": "generated",
    "div": "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p><b>Generated Narrative with Details</b></p><p><b>id</b>: head-circumference</p><p><b>meta</b>: </p><p><b>status</b>: final</p><p><b>category</b>: Vital Signs <span>(Details : {http://hl7.org/fhir/observation-category code 'vital-signs' = 'Vital Signs', given as 'Vital Signs'})</span></p><p><b>code</b>: Head Circumference <span>(Details : {LOINC code '8287-5' = 'Head Occipital-frontal circumference by Tape measure', given as 'Head Occipital-frontal circumference by Tape measure'})</span></p><p><b>subject</b>: <a>Patient/example</a></p><p><b>effective</b>: 02/07/1999</p><p><b>value</b>: 51.2 cm<span> (Details: UCUM code cm = 'cm')</span></p></div>"
  },
  "status": "final",
  "category": [
    {
      "coding": [
        {
          "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/observation-category",
          "code": "vital-signs",
          "display": "Vital Signs"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Vital Signs"
    }
  ],
  "code": {
    "coding": [
      {
        "system": "http://loinc.org",
        "code": "8287-5",
        "display": "Head Occipital-frontal circumference by Tape measure"
      }
    ],
    "text": "Head Circumference"
  },
  "subject": {
    "reference": "Patient/example"
  },
  "effectiveDateTime": "1999-07-02",
  "valueQuantity": {
    "value": 51.2,
    "unit": "cm",
    "system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org",
    "code": "cm"
  }
}

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.