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| Orders and Observations Work Group | Maturity Level: N/A | Standards Status: Informative | Compartments: Device, Encounter, Patient, Practitioner, RelatedPerson |
Raw JSON (canonical form + also see JSON Format Specification)
Example of a 1 minute Apgar score with individual score as components
{
"resourceType": "Observation",
"id": "1minute-apgar-score",
"text": {
"status": "generated",
"div": "<div xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml\"><p><b>Generated Narrative</b></p><div><p>Resource "1minute-apgar-score" </p></div><p><b>status</b>: final</p><p><b>category</b>: Survey <span> (<a>Observation Category Codes</a>#survey)</span></p><p><b>code</b>: 1 minute Apgar Score <span> (<a>LOINC</a>#9272-6; <a>SNOMED CT</a>#169895004 "Apgar at 1 minute")</span></p><p><b>subject</b>: <a> </a></p><blockquote><div><p>Resource "newborn" </p></div><p><b>identifier</b>: id: 12345</p><p><b>active</b>: true</p><p><b>name</b>: Peter James Chalmers </p><p><b>gender</b>: male</p><p><b>birthDate</b>: 2016-05-18</p></blockquote><p><b>effective</b>: 2016-05-18T22:33:22Z</p><p><b>performer</b>: <a>Practitioner/example</a> "Adam CAREFUL"</p><p><b>value</b>: 0 {score}<span> (Details: UCUM code {score} = '{score}')</span></p><blockquote><p><b>component</b></p><p><b>code</b>: Apgar color score <span> (<a>LOINC</a>#32406-1 "1 minute Apgar Color"; <a>SNOMED CT</a>#249227004)</span></p><p><b>value</b>: 0. The baby's whole body is completely bluish-gray or pale <span> (<a>LOINC</a>#LA6722-8 "The baby's whole body is completely bluish-gray or pale"; apgarcolor#0)</span></p></blockquote><blockquote><p><b>component</b></p><p><b>code</b>: Apgar respiratory effort score <span> (<a>LOINC</a>#32407-9 "1 minute Apgar Heart Rate"; <a>SNOMED CT</a>#249223000 "Apgar heart rate score")</span></p><p><b>value</b>: 0. No heart rate <span> (<a>LOINC</a>#LA6716-0 "No heart rate"; apgarheartrate#0)</span></p></blockquote><blockquote><p><b>component</b></p><p><b>code</b>: Apgar response to stimulus score <span> (<a>LOINC</a>#32409-5 "1 minute Apgar Reflex Irritability"; <a>SNOMED CT</a>#249226008)</span></p><p><b>value</b>: 0. No response to airways being suctioned <span> (<a>LOINC</a>#LA6719-4 "No response to airways being suctioned"; apgarreflexirritability#0)</span></p></blockquote><blockquote><p><b>component</b></p><p><b>code</b>: Apgar muscle tone score <span> (<a>LOINC</a>#32408-7 "1 minute Apgar Muscle Tone"; <a>SNOMED CT</a>#249225007)</span></p><p><b>value</b>: 0. Limp; no movement <span> (<a>LOINC</a>#LA6713-7 "Limp; no movement"; apgarmuscletone#0)</span></p></blockquote><blockquote><p><b>component</b></p><p><b>code</b>: Apgar respiratory effort score <span> (<a>LOINC</a>#32410-3 "1 minute Apgar Respiratory effort"; <a>SNOMED CT</a>#249224006)</span></p><p><b>value</b>: 0. Not breathing <span> (<a>LOINC</a>#LA6725-1 "Not breathing"; apgarrespiratoryeffort#0)</span></p></blockquote></div>"
},
"contained": [
{
"resourceType": "Patient",
"id": "newborn",
"identifier": [
{
"system": "http://acmehealthcare/org/mrns",
"value": "12345"
}
],
"active": true,
"name": [
{
"family": "Chalmers",
"given": [
"Peter",
"James"
]
}
],
"gender": "male",
"birthDate": "2016-05-18",
"_birthDate": {
"extension": [
{
"url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/patient-birthTime",
"valueDateTime": "2016-05-18T10:28:45Z"
}
]
}
}
],
"status": "final",
"category": [
{
"coding": [
{
"system": "http://terminology.hl7.org/CodeSystem/observation-category",
"code": "survey",
"display": "Survey"
}
],
"text": "Survey"
}
],
"code": {
"coding": [
{
"system": "http://loinc.org",
"code": "9272-6",
"display": "1 minute Apgar Score"
},
{
"system": "http://snomed.info/sct",
"code": "169895004",
"display": "Apgar at 1 minute"
}
],
"text": "1 minute Apgar Score"
},
"subject": {
"reference": "#newborn"
},
"effectiveDateTime": "2016-05-18T22:33:22Z",
"performer": [
{
"reference": "Practitioner/example"
}
],
"valueQuantity": {
"value": 0,
"system": "http://unitsofmeasure.org",
"code": "{score}"
},
"component": [
{
"code": {
"coding": [
{
"system": "http://loinc.org",
"code": "32406-1",
"display": "1 minute Apgar Color"
},
{
"system": "http://snomed.info/sct",
"code": "249227004",
"display": "Apgar color score"
}
],
"text": "Apgar color score"
},
"valueCodeableConcept": {
"coding": [
{
"extension": [
{
"url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/ordinalValue",
"valueDecimal": 0
}
],
"system": "http://loinc.org",
"code": "LA6722-8",
"display": "The baby's whole body is completely bluish-gray or pale"
},
{
"system": "http://acme.ped/apgarcolor",
"code": "0"
}
],
"text": "0. The baby's whole body is completely bluish-gray or pale"
}
},
{
"code": {
"coding": [
{
"system": "http://loinc.org",
"code": "32407-9",
"display": "1 minute Apgar Heart Rate"
},
{
"system": "http://snomed.info/sct",
"code": "249223000",
"display": "Apgar heart rate score"
}
],
"text": "Apgar respiratory effort score"
},
"valueCodeableConcept": {
"coding": [
{
"extension": [
{
"url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/ordinalValue",
"valueDecimal": 0
}
],
"system": "http://loinc.org",
"code": "LA6716-0",
"display": "No heart rate"
},
{
"system": "http://acme.ped/apgarheartrate",
"code": "0"
}
],
"text": "0. No heart rate"
}
},
{
"code": {
"coding": [
{
"system": "http://loinc.org",
"code": "32409-5",
"display": "1 minute Apgar Reflex Irritability"
},
{
"system": "http://snomed.info/sct",
"code": "249226008",
"display": "Apgar response to stimulus score"
}
],
"text": "Apgar response to stimulus score"
},
"valueCodeableConcept": {
"coding": [
{
"extension": [
{
"url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/ordinalValue",
"valueDecimal": 0
}
],
"system": "http://loinc.org",
"code": "LA6719-4",
"display": "No response to airways being suctioned"
},
{
"system": "http://acme.ped/apgarreflexirritability",
"code": "0"
}
],
"text": "0. No response to airways being suctioned"
}
},
{
"code": {
"coding": [
{
"system": "http://loinc.org",
"code": "32408-7",
"display": "1 minute Apgar Muscle Tone"
},
{
"system": "http://snomed.info/sct",
"code": "249225007",
"display": "Apgar muscle tone score"
}
],
"text": "Apgar muscle tone score"
},
"valueCodeableConcept": {
"coding": [
{
"extension": [
{
"url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/ordinalValue",
"valueDecimal": 0
}
],
"system": "http://loinc.org",
"code": "LA6713-7",
"display": "Limp; no movement"
},
{
"system": "http://acme.ped/apgarmuscletone",
"code": "0"
}
],
"text": "0. Limp; no movement"
}
},
{
"code": {
"coding": [
{
"system": "http://loinc.org",
"code": "32410-3",
"display": "1 minute Apgar Respiratory effort"
},
{
"system": "http://snomed.info/sct",
"code": "249224006",
"display": "Apgar respiratory effort score"
}
],
"text": "Apgar respiratory effort score"
},
"valueCodeableConcept": {
"coding": [
{
"extension": [
{
"url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/ordinalValue",
"valueDecimal": 0
}
],
"system": "http://loinc.org",
"code": "LA6725-1",
"display": "Not breathing"
},
{
"system": "http://acme.ped/apgarrespiratoryeffort",
"code": "0"
}
],
"text": "0. Not breathing"
}
}
]
}
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.