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Orders and Observations Work Group | Maturity Level: N/A | Ballot Status: Informative | Compartments: Device, Encounter, Patient, Practitioner, RelatedPerson |
Raw XML (canonical form + also see XML Format Specification)
Real-world patient - erythrocyte (id = "f004")
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <Observation xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir"> <id value="f004"/> <!-- urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.7 --><text> <status value="generated"/> <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> <b> Generated Narrative with Details</b> </p> <p> <b> id</b> : f004</p> <p> <b> identifier</b> : 6326 (OFFICIAL)</p> <p> <b> status</b> : final</p> <p> <b> code</b> : Erythrocytes [#/volume] in Blood by Automated count <span> (Details : {LOINC code '789-8' = 'Erythrocytes [#/volume] in Blood by Automated count', given as 'Erythrocytes [#/volume] in Blood by Automated count'})</span> </p> <p> <b> subject</b> : <a> P. van de Heuvel</a> </p> <p> <b> effective</b> : 02/04/2013 10:30:10 AM --> 05/04/2013 10:30:10 AM</p> <p> <b> issued</b> : 03/04/2013 3:30:10 PM</p> <p> <b> performer</b> : <a> A. Langeveld</a> </p> <p> <b> value</b> : 4.12 10^12/L<span> (Details: UCUM code 10*12/L = '10*12/L')</span> </p> <p> <b> interpretation</b> : Low <span> (Details : {http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-ObservationInterpretation code 'L' = 'Low', given as 'Low'})</span> </p> <h3> ReferenceRanges</h3> <table> <tr> <td> -</td> <td> <b> Text</b> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> *</td> <td> 12-14 y Male: 4.4 - 5.2 x 10^12/L ; 12-14 y Female: 4.2 - 4.8 x 10^12/L ; 15-17 y Male: 4.6 - 5.4 x 10^12/L ; 15-17 y Female: 4.2 - 4.8 x 10^12/L ; 18-64 y Male: 4.6 - 5.4 x 10^12/L ; 18-64 y Female: 4.0 - 4.8 x 10^12/L ; 65-74 y Male: 4.3 - 5.3 x 10^12/L ; 65-74 y Female: 4.1 - 4.9 x 10^12/L </td> </tr> </table> </div> </text> <identifier> <use value="official"/> <system value="http://www.bmc.nl/zorgportal/identifiers/observations"/> <value value="6326"/> </identifier> <status value="final"/> <code> <coding> <system value="http://loinc.org"/> <code value="789-8"/> <display value="Erythrocytes [#/volume] in Blood by Automated count"/> </coding> </code> <subject> <reference value="Patient/f001"/> <display value="P. van de Heuvel"/> </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"/> <performer> <reference value="Practitioner/f005"/> <display value="A. Langeveld"/> </performer> <valueQuantity> <value value="4.12"/> <!-- Actually, 4.12E+12 --><unit value="10^12/L"/> <system value="http://unitsofmeasure.org"/> <code value="10*12/L"/> </valueQuantity> <interpretation> <coding> <system value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/v3-ObservationInterpretation"/> <code value="L"/> <display value="Low"/> </coding> </interpretation> <!-- this example demonstrates using the reference range text element for stuff that is not easily structured ! --><referenceRange> <text value=" 12-14 y Male: 4.4 - 5.2 x 10^12/L ; 12-14 y Female: 4.2 - 4.8 x 10^12/L ; 15-17 y Male: 4.6 - 5.4 x 10^12/L ; 15-17 y Female: 4.2 - 4.8 x 10^12/L ; 18-64 y Male: 4.6 - 5.4 x 10^12/L ; 18-64 y Female: 4.0 - 4.8 x 10^12/L ; 65-74 y Male: 4.3 - 5.3 x 10^12/L ; 65-74 y Female: 4.1 - 4.9 x 10^12/L "/> </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.