Example ObservationDefinition/example (XML)
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Example of observationdefinition (id = "example")
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<ObservationDefinition xmlns="http://hl7.org/fhir">
<id value="example"/>
<text> <status value="generated"/> <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> <b> Generated Narrative: ObservationDefinition</b> <a name="example"> </a> </p> <div style="display: inline-block; background-color: #d9e0e7; padding: 6px; margin: 4px; border:
1px solid #8da1b4; border-radius: 5px; line-height: 60%"><p style="margin-bottom: 0px">Resource ObservationDefinition "example" </p> </div> <p> <b> status</b> : active</p> <p> <b> category</b> : Laboratory <span style="background: LightGoldenRodYellow; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid khaki"> (<a href="http://terminology.hl7.org/3.1.0/CodeSystem-observation-category.html">Observation Category Codes</a> #laboratory)</span> </p> <p> <b> code</b> : Albumin/Protein.total in Serum or Plasma by Electrophoresis <span style="background: LightGoldenRodYellow; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid khaki"> (<a href="https://loinc.org/">LOINC</a> #13980-8)</span> </p> <p> <b> permittedDataType</b> : Quantity</p> <p> <b> multipleResultsAllowed</b> : false</p> <p> <b> method</b> : Total measurement <span style="background: LightGoldenRodYellow; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid khaki"> (<a href="https://browser.ihtsdotools.org/">SNOMED CT</a> #115341008)</span> </p> <p> <b> preferredReportName</b> : Serum albumin/Protein total</p> <h3> QuantitativeDetails</h3> <table class="grid"><tr> <td> -</td> <td> <b> Unit</b> </td> <td> <b> DecimalPrecision</b> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> *</td> <td> % <span style="background: LightGoldenRodYellow; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid khaki"> (<a href="http://ucum.org">UCUM</a> #%)</span> </td> <td> 0</td> </tr> </table> <blockquote> <p> <b> qualifiedValue</b> </p> <p> <b> context</b> : Normal Range <span style="background: LightGoldenRodYellow; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid khaki"> (<a href="http://terminology.hl7.org/3.1.0/CodeSystem-referencerange-meaning.html">Observation Reference Range Meaning Codes</a> #normal)</span> </p> <p> <b> rangeCategory</b> : reference</p> <p> <b> range</b> : 50-?</p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p> <b> qualifiedValue</b> </p> <p> <b> context</b> : Normal Range <span style="background: LightGoldenRodYellow; margin: 4px; border: 1px solid khaki"> (<a href="http://terminology.hl7.org/3.1.0/CodeSystem-referencerange-meaning.html">Observation Reference Range Meaning Codes</a> #normal)</span> </p> <p> <b> rangeCategory</b> : critical</p> <p> <b> range</b> : ?-40</p> </blockquote> </div> </text> <status value="active"/> <category>
<coding>
<system value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/observation-category"/>
<code value="laboratory"/>
</coding>
</category>
<code>
<coding>
<system value="http://loinc.org"/>
<code value="13980-8"/>
<display value="Albumin/Protein.total in Serum or Plasma by Electrophoresis"/>
</coding>
</code>
<permittedDataType value="Quantity"/>
<multipleResultsAllowed value="false"/>
<method>
<coding>
<system value="http://snomed.info/sct"/>
<code value="115341008"/>
<display value="Total measurement"/>
</coding>
</method>
<preferredReportName value="Serum albumin/Protein total"/>
<quantitativeDetails>
<unit>
<coding>
<system value="http://unitsofmeasure.org"/>
<code value="%"/>
<display value="%"/>
</coding>
</unit>
<decimalPrecision value="0"/>
</quantitativeDetails>
<qualifiedValue>
<context>
<coding>
<system value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/referencerange-meaning"/>
<code value="normal"/>
<display value="Normal Range"/>
</coding>
</context>
<rangeCategory value="reference"/>
<range>
<low>
<value value="50"/>
</low>
</range>
</qualifiedValue>
<qualifiedValue>
<context>
<coding>
<system value="http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/referencerange-meaning"/>
<code value="normal"/>
<display value="Normal Range"/>
</coding>
</context>
<rangeCategory value="critical"/>
<range>
<high>
<value value="40"/>
</high>
</range>
</qualifiedValue>
</ObservationDefinition>
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.